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Contingency: The codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan Operation Archer: July 2005: 31 August 2006: Throughout Afghanistan: Contingency: The Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Operation Argus: September 2005: October ...
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.
This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan [94] in order to distinguish it from Afghanistan's various other wars, [95] notably the ongoing Afghan conflict of which it was a part, [96] and the Soviet–Afghan War. [97] [full citation needed] From the perspective of the West, the war is divided between ...
Fourth Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) (1996–2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Taliban; Al-Qaeda. Islamic State of Afghanistan. United Front; Stalemate: Stalemate with varying fronts between the Taliban and Massoud's forces (United Front) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (2001–2021 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
8 January 2016: A US air or drone strike killed 17–20 ISIL militants, including four senior commanders, who were executing seven men (six Taliban militants and one Afghan National Army soldier) at the time, with a large number of civilians forced to watch in the Maktab village, located in the Pekha area, located in Achin District, located in ...
[290] [291] On 27 May 2014, President Barack Obama announced that US combat operations in Afghanistan would end in December 2014 (see Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)). 9,800 troops were to remain, training Afghan security forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against remnants of al-Qaeda. This force ...