Owen has been studying the middle east in his 6th grade social studies class. he learned that the united states invaded afghanistan because it was believed that afghanistan was harboring terrorists.

the word underlined in the sentence above is best defined as
a.
feeling a sense of anger after being treated poorly
b.
taking preventative actions before others can act
c.
knowingly hiding a person or group accused of a crime
d.
spreading islamic values throughout a region

The correct answer is C. The United States invaded Afghanistan because it was believed that it was knowingly hiding a person or group accused of terrorism.

Explanation:

The war in Afghanistan started on October 7, 2001. This was a direct consequence of the September 11 attacks on various targets in the United States, as Al Qaeda was behind the attacks, and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan offered a home to this organization. The US government headed by President George W. Bush decided to invade the country after the Taliban had disregarded an ultimatum to extradite Osama bin Laden and other key Al Qaeda leaders.  

The Taliban regime was defeated fairly quickly, although Bin Laden managed to escape. Under the leadership of Hamid Karzai, a new Afghan government was installed and a new constitution drafted. More than 5 million refugees returned to their place of residence. The expelled Taliban fighters have been trying for years to overthrow the new regime from their bases in Pakistan, after the destruction of their strongholds in Afghanistan. As a result, the combat operations continued for much longer than initially foreseen. Bin Laden's death in May 2011 did not end the fighting either.