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  2. United States invasion of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The two countries were later joined by a large multinational force, including Afghanistan's local Northern Alliance. The invasion effort made rapid progress for the next two months as the coalition captured Kabul on 13 November and toppled the Taliban by 17 December, after which international military bases were set up near major cities across ...

  3. 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 ...

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

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    In October, 12-man Special Forces teams began arriving in Afghanistan to work with the CIA and Northern Alliance. [47] The Alliance 15–20,000 fighters, while the Taliban had about 45,000, as well as around 2,700 foreign fighters. [52] 10,000 further volunteers may have entered from Pakistan in the first weeks of the war. [52]

  5. Operation Enduring Freedom - Wikipedia

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    Operation Enduring Freedom referred to the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan. [16] [17] The codename was also used for counter-terrorism operations in other countries targeting Al Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban, such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, [18] primarily through government funding vehicles.

  6. TIMELINE-Key dates since the start of the 2001 war in ... - AOL

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    Sept. 11, 2001 - U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is triggered by the twin suicide attacks on the United States plotted in Afghanistan by al Qaeda militant leader Osama bin Laden, a Saudi who was ...

  7. A timeline: America's war in Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001

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    U.S. troops fought in Afghanistan longer than in any other war. Here's a look at major events over the last two decades.

  8. Afghan conflict - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Special Forces ODA 574 with Hamid Karzai during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001. U.S. Marines of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and an allied fighter near Siah Chub Kalay during Operation Asbury Park in 2004. The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on 7 October 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom. It was designed to capture or ...

  9. The only member of Congress to reject invading Afghanistan in ...

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    Three days after the 9/11 attacks, the House voted 420-1 to approve the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which paved the way to Afghanistan.