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War in Afghanistan

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Deadly attack highlights dangers for U.S. military in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan war: 20 years of US presence ends with urgent evacuations

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Taliban declare victory in Afghanistan with fireworks, gunfire after final US troops leave

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The Beginning and End of the War in Afghanistan

The War in Afghanistan was a conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021 in the South-Central Asian country of Afghanistan. It began when the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The war ended with the Taliban regaining power after a nearly 20-year-long insurgency against allied NATO and Afghan Armed Forces. It was the longest war in United States history, surpassing the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately five months.
  • Names 

  • Origins of Afghanistan's civil war 

  • Civil war, warlordism (1992–1996) 

  • Taliban Emirate v. Northern Alliance 

  • Al-Qaeda 

  • Change in US policy toward Afghanistan 

  • Massoud's assassination on the eve of 9/11 

  • 11 September attacks 

  • US ultimatum to the Taliban 

  • Tactical overview 

  • 2001–2002: Invasion and early operations 

  • Coalition mistakes, Taliban start to re-organize 

  • Fighting increases 

  • Coalition diversifies, Taliban offensive 

  • Troop surge 

  • US action into Pakistan 

  • Re-election of Karzai 

  • 2010–2013: Coalition offensives and strategic agreements 

  • Peace negotiations 

  • Wikileaks, discipline issues 

  • Pakistan-US tensions 

  • Killing of Osama bin Laden 

  • International drawdown and strategic agreements 

  • 2014–2017: Withdrawal and increase of insurgency 

  • Battle of Kunduz 

  • Taliban negotiations and in-fighting 

  • Clashes in Helmand 

  • Emergence of Islamic State 

  • Peace overtures (2018–2020) 

  • National peace movements and first ceasefire 

  • US-Taliban talks and agreement (2020) 

  • Spike in violence and prisoners dispute 

  • US withdrawal (2020–2021) 

  • Taliban's summer offensive, capture of Kabul and Taliban's victory 

  • Casualties 

  • Costs 

  • Inefficient aid 

  • Refugees 

  • Drug trade 

  • Health and well-being 

  • Public education 

  • Women's rights 

  • War crimes 

  • NATO's inability to stabilize Afghanistan 

  • Afghan National Army 

  • Afghan National Police 

  • Pakistan 

  • Russia and Iran 

  • Domestic reactions 

  • International public opinion 

  • Formation of the Taliban government and international recognition 

  • Republican insurgency 

  • Islamic State activity 

  • Humanitarian crisis