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On 18 February 2002, a [[Helios 1B|Helios]] observation satellite spotted abnormal activities near [[Gardez]]. The next day, after [[American Special Forces]] in the region confirmed these observations, ''Charles de Gaulle'' launched two reconnaissance Super Étendards. On 20 February, coalition forces entered the valley and [[Operation Anaconda]] began in early March.
In March, Super Étendards and six [[Mirage 2000]] aircraft carried out airstrikes against targets claimed to be [[al Qaeda]]. A few targets suggested by US forces were denied out of fear of hitting civilians. Nevertheless, French involvement was complimented on 11 March 2002 by US President [[George W. Bush]], who mentioned "our good ally, France, has deployed nearly one-fourth of its navy to support Operation Enduring Freedom".<ref>"[
On 2 May, ''Charles de Gaulle'' arrived in [[Singapore]] for relief and returned to [[Oman]] on 18 May.
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