Editing Operation Enduring Freedom (section)

===U.S.-led coalition action===
{{Main|War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)}}

On 20 September 2001, the U.S. stated that Osama bin Laden was behind the [[11 September attacks]] in 2001. The U.S. made a five-point ultimatum to the Taliban:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |title=Transcript of President Bush's address |publisher=CNN |date=21 September 2001 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819021954/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |archive-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
:* Deliver to the U.S. all of the leaders of al-Qaeda
:* Release all imprisoned foreign nationals
:* Close immediately every terrorist training camp
:* Hand over every terrorist and their supporters to appropriate authorities
:* Give the United States full access to terrorist training camps for inspection

On 21 September 2001, the [[Taliban]] rejected this ultimatum, stating there was no evidence in their possession linking bin Laden to the 11 September attacks.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taliban-wont-turn-over-bin-laden/ |title=Taliban Won't Turn Over Bin Laden |publisher=CBS News |date=21 September 2001 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415125820/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/09/11/world/main310852.shtml |archive-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 22 September 2001 the United Arab Emirates and later Saudi Arabia withdrew their recognition of the Taliban as the legal government of Afghanistan, leaving neighboring Pakistan as the only remaining country with diplomatic ties.

On 4 October 2001, it was reported that the Taliban covertly offered to turn bin Laden over to Pakistan for trial in an international tribunal that operated according to Islamic [[Sharia law|shar'ia law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-n-v.org/AW_briefings/ARROW_briefing005.htm |title=Briefing 05: The Smoking Gun |publisher=J-n-v.org |date=8 October 2001 |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225052439/http://www.j-n-v.org/AW_briefings/ARROW_briefing005.htm |archive-date=25 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 October 2001, the Taliban proposed to try bin Laden in Afghanistan in an Islamic court.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415073508/http://articles.cnn.com/2001-10-07/us/ret.us.taliban_1_abdul-salam-zaeef-surrender-bin-taliban-offer?_s=PM%3AUS|archive-date=15 April 2011|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/10/07/ret.us.taliban/|title=U.S. rejects Taliban offer to try bin Laden|publisher=CNN|date=7 October 2001|access-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> This proposition was immediately rejected by the US.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/10/07/gen.america.under.attack/ |title=Bush to Taliban: 'Time is running out' |publisher=CNN |date=7 October 2001 |access-date=27 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916091256/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/10/07/gen.america.under.attack/ |archive-date=16 September 2010 }}</ref>

On 14 October 2001, the Taliban proposed to hand bin Laden over to a third country for trial, but only if they were given evidence of bin Laden's involvement in the events of 11 September 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/waronterror/story/0,1361,573975,00.html |title=Bush rejects Taliban offer to hand Bin Laden over |work=The Guardian|location=UK |access-date=27 March 2011 |date=14 October 2001}}</ref>

The [[UN Security Council]], on 16 January 2002, unanimously established an arms embargo and the freezing of identifiable assets belonging to bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining Taliban.