%0 Book %A Stefan Vedder %D 2010 %C München, Germany %I GRIN Verlag %@ 9783640680795 %T Operation Enduring Freedom %B ‘Innovation or accident?’ Account for why the Afghan model emerged in Operation En-during Freedom in 2001 and evaluate its military effectiveness against the Taliban/Al Quaeda %R 10.3239/9783640680795 %U https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/155838 %X The war in Afghanistan, started in October 2001, was being waged in an unprecedented manner. That form of conduct is now known as the “Afghan model”. Below I will shortly outline which components constitute that model and how it emerged in the Afghan operation following the terrorist’s attacks on September 11th, 2001. I will then analyse how effective the model proved in achieving the political and military goals of the campaign. %K Operation, Enduring, Freedom, Account, Afghan, Operation, En-during, Freedom, Taliban/Al, Quaeda %G English