U.S. special operations forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 on horseback . The Taliban has been fighting the U.S.-led coalition since they were ousted from power by a US-backed government after the September 11, 2001, attacks. ` We wanted to do something for the special operations community and all military service branches , because every day since 9/11 , we 've had to look at that hole in the ground , '' one of the private backers says . The `` horse soldiers '' are being memorialized in a new monument . It will be unveiled at the World Trade Center site in November on Veterans Day .
U.S. special operations forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 on horseback . The Taliban has been fighting the U.S.-led coalition since they were ousted from power by a US-backed government after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The `` horse soldiers '' are being memorialized in a new monument . It will be unveiled at the World Trade Center site in November on Veterans Day .