Effects Of Usama Bin Laden

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Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the united states under the direction of president bush returned to the country of Afghanistan to take out the man behind the attacks, Usama Bin Laden. this action causes the country to go into a war between countries like the united states, united kingdom, and Canada fighting against the terrorist groups in the destabilized country, The fighting destabilized the country's economy, image and caused the decline of the

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