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The war in Afghanistan, launched October 7, 2001 as U.S. "Operation Enduring Freedom", has now stretched over a decade, entering an eleventh year on October 7, 2011 and marking for the U.S. the longest period of sustained warfare in its history – greater than the time the United States was involved in World War I, World War II and the Korean ...
The poll indicated that 63% of Afghans were at least somewhat supportive of a US military presence in the country—down from 78% in 2005. Just 18% supported increasing the US military's presence, while 44% favored reducing it. 90% of Afghans surveyed opposed the Taliban, including 70% who were strongly opposed.
The CNN / Opinion Research poll conducted October 30 – November 1, 2009 found that the majority 58% of Americans oppose the war, while 40% support it. The majority 56% of Americans also oppose sending more U.S. troops, while 42% favor doing so.
Some 800,000 U.S. servicemembers served in Afghanistan following the U.S.-led invasion triggered by the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States by Afghanistan-based al Qaeda. During the war ...
After two decades of U.S.-sponsored mayhem in the Hindu Kush, all the region wants is to recoup the missed opportunities of the “lost decades” of 2001-2021.
List of documentary films and TV specials about the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death (documentary film, 2002) The Chicken Commander (Icelandic documentary film, 2004) Enemies of Happiness (documentary film, 2006) Commando: On the Front Line (British ITV TV series, 9 episodes, 2007)
Names. This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan[94]in order to distinguish it from the country's various other wars,[95]notably the ongoing Afghan conflictof which it was a part,[96]and the Soviet–Afghan War.
Part of the Cold War (1978–1991) and the Global War on Terrorism (2001–2021) Development of the Afghan Civil War from the Peshawar Accord in April 1992 to the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. Date. 27 April 1978 – present (46 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) Location. Afghanistan (spillover into Pakistan)