The u. s. sent troops to afghanistan because

a. afghanistan was developing nuclear weapons

b. the taliban government in afghanistan supported global terrorism

c. the u. s. wanted to end drug smuggling in central asia

d. the u. s. wanted to prevent war between afghanistan and pakistan

The right answer is "B. the Taliban government in Afghanistan supported global terrorism "

The invasion of Afghanistan by the United States occurred after the September 11 attacks at the end of 2001, backed by close allies. The conflict was also known as the United States' war in Afghanistan. Their public goals were to dismantle Al Qaeda, which is a terrorist group, and deny them a secure base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. The UK was a key ally of the United States, providing support for military action from the start of preparations for the invasion. In August 2003, NATO became involved as an alliance, which took command of the International Security Assistance Force.