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  2. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    American attention was diverted from Afghanistan when US forces invaded Iraq in March 2003. [155] In May 2003, the Taliban Supreme Court's chief justice, Abdul Salam, proclaimed that the Taliban were back, regrouped, rearmed, and ready for guerrilla war to expel US forces from Afghanistan. [156]

  3. United States invasion of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom was a key ally of the United States, offering support for military action from the start of the invasion preparations. The American military presence in Afghanistan greatly bolstered the Northern Alliance, which had been locked in a losing fight with the Taliban during the Afghan Civil War.

  4. History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    The United States' interest in Afghanistan also diminished. [11] In 1994, a Pashtun mujahid named Mullah Omar founded the Taliban movement in Kandahar. [12] His followers were religious students and sought to end warlord rule through strict adherence to Islamic law. [12] By the end of 1994, the Taliban had captured all of Kandahar Province. [13]

  5. Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains

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    Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task ahead of the planned withdrawal of all U.S. forces. Since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and subsequent ...

  6. List of military operations in the war in Afghanistan (2001 ...

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    Participants in the initial American operation, Operation Enduring Freedom, included a NATO coalition whose initial goals were to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions after the fall of the Taliban regime in December 2001.

  7. US Senate approves promotion of general involved in ...

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    The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed the promotion of Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who had been a commander in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, after it was briefly blocked ...

  8. Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban - AOL

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    Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely — in some cases without a shot fired — that the ultimate beneficiary of the ...

  9. Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    Clockwise from top-left: American troops in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Kunar Province; An American F-15E Strike Eagle dropping 2000 pound JDAMs on a cave in eastern Afghanistan; an Afghan soldier surveying atop a Humvee; Afghan and American soldiers move through snow in Logar Province; victorious Taliban fighters after securing Kabul; an Afghan soldier surveying a valley in Parwan ...