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Following the attack Attack the government closed down mobile phone networks and Apache helicopters flew Motion overhead .

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U.S. President Barack Obama announced Expressing_publicly on 23 May 2013 that the Global War on Terror was over , saying the military and intelligence agencies will not wage war against a tactic but will instead focus on a specific group of networks determined to destroy the U.S. On 28 December 2014 , the Obama administration announced the end of the combat role of the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan .

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Communication systems , air , land , and sea transport facilities , hospitals , and electrical networks had been damaged Damaging by the earthquake Catastrophe , which hampered Hindering rescue and aid efforts ; confusion over who was in charge , air traffic congestion , and problems with prioritising flights further complicated early relief work .

Strong winds caused Causation moderate infrastructural damage Damaging , primarily in Texas , though its impact was mainly to communication networks along the US Gulf Coast which were disrupted Damaging by the winds Motion .

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