“HE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY UNTIL HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED, GALLANTLY GIVING HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM”
In the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks, US President George W Bush addressed Congress on the 20th and declared a “war on terror”. He accused al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden of orchestrating the attacks and offered a five-point ultimatum to the Taliban to deal with the perpetrators. The United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM) mobilised a number of special
