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July 25: WikiLeaks releases 90,000 leaked documents pertaining to the war in Afghanistan. September 18: Afghan Parliamentary Elections are held, widely criticized as fraudulent, although with notable instances of electoral institution impartiality. October 17: A US soldier murders a Taliban prisoner.
In total, 14,453 Soviet soldiers died during the Soviet–Afghan War. Though the Soviet forces did withdraw, the mujahideen refused to abide by the accords since they were not party to the negotiations. Furthermore, the United States reneged on its agreement and continued funding the insurgent groups even after the Soviet withdrawal. [37]
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021) 2021 Taliban offensive culminating in Fall of Kabul; Overthrow of coalition-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021; Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present) Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2014–present) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Taliban; Al ...
U.S. troops fought in Afghanistan longer than in any other war. Here's a look at major events over the last two decades.
The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Aug. 26, 2021 — Islamic State group suicide bombers and gunmen kill over 170 Afghans and 13 U.S ...
US President Joe Biden orders complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 (later revised to 31 August 2021). 1 July: US forces leave Bagram Airfield, its largest base in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years. 15 August: Kabul falls to Taliban (Fall of Kabul). 2023 October - December
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 ...
Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9781505855296. Wright, Donald P.; et al. (2009). A Different Kind of War: The United States Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, October 2001-September 2005. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press. ISBN 9781070202754.