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Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes against Al-Qaeda and the ...
W. War Dogs (2016 film) War Machine (2017 film) A War. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (film) Categories: Films set in the 2000s. Films set in the 2010s. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) in popular culture.
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.
U.S.-led coalition. In 2012, the overall command of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Afghanistan—known as Operation Enduring Freedom—Afghanistan—was headquartered at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, which reported to United States Central Command. OEF-Afghanistan's two major commands in 2012 were Combined Joint Task Force 101, and the ...
The Korangal Valley campaign was a series of military operations conducted by ISAF forces against Taliban and other local insurgents in the Korangal Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, from October 2004 to April 2010. The campaign ended with a US withdrawal from the valley, after suffering heavy casualties, and a Taliban takeover of the area ...
7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021. (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) First phase: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014. Second phase: 1 January 2015 – 30 August 2021 [34][35] Location. Afghanistan [a] Result. Taliban victory [36] Islamic State–Taliban conflict and insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues.