Ībdul Salam Zaeef has claimed that Omar thought there was "less than 10 percent chance" of the US attacking. This decision was accepted by the rest of the Taliban, and sympathy for the Al-Qaeda existed within them. He claimed bin Laden was innocent and that was under his protection as a guest and due to his oath of allegiance. Meanwhile, Omar decided that “turning over Osama would only be a disgrace for us and for Islamic thought and belief would be a weakness”, and that the US would continue making demands after surrendering bin Laden, rejecting both the ultimatum and the council's advice. The council also decided that bin Laden should be surrendered. The same day, religious scholar were meeting in Kabul, deciding that jihad was obligated if the US would invade, until they retreated. The Central Intelligence Agency started negotiating with the Taliban on September 15, while Bush announced his ultimatum publicly on September 20, based on the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001, an Act of Congress. Omar also agreed to hand over bin Laden to a third country, though the United States demanded he be extradited directly. Mullah Omar was not informed of the decision to attack the United States by Osama bin Laden, and the Taliban had forbidden such attacks from Afghanistan and condemned it afterwards. However, Bush decided to issue an ultimatum to the Taliban first, announcing the decision in private on September 12. Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, President Bush and the United States National Security Council agreed that military action would probably have to be taken against Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. US Army Special Forces and US Air Force Combat Controllers with Northern Alliance troops on horseback 18 Taliban offensive in Helmand Province, 2015–2018Ģ001: US invasion of Afghanistan.14 2014: Withdrawal continues and the insurgency increases.12.4 NATO Chicago Summit: Troops withdrawal and long-term presence.12.3 Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement.12.2 High-profile US military incidents.12.1 Reformation of the United Front (Northern Alliance).10 2010: American–British offensive and Afghan peace initiative.9.5 Operation Khanjar and Operation Panther's Claw.9.3 2009 Increase in Drone strikes in Pakistan.9 2009 US reinforcements, Taliban progress.6 Reassessment and renewed commitment 2008.5 2007: US build-up, ISAF war against Taliban.
4 2006: War between NATO forces and Taliban.
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