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First Liberian Civil War [6] (1990-1997) Master Sergeant Thomas A. Nelson (right) of the 3rd US Army Special Forces Group inspects Ghanaian troops of ECOMOG at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia: ECOMOG Ghana; Others; NPFL: Defeat. NPFL victory; Rwandan Civil War (1993-1994) UNAMIR Ghana; Others; Rwanda: Defeat ...
At their peak Australian troops in Afghanistan numbered 1,550. They were one of only three countries to openly support operations in Afghanistan at the war's beginning, along with the United States and the United Kingdom. Australian troops were deployed to Uruzgan province, while Special Forces personnel also operated in Afghanistan.
Overall, the war killed an estimated 176,000–212,000+ people, including 46,319 civilians. [90] While more than 5.7 million former refugees returned to Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion, [91] by the time the Taliban returned to power in 2021, 2.6 million Afghans remained refugees, [92] while another 4 million were internally displaced. [93] [94]
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) 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 ...
This is a list of known code names and related information for military operations associated with the war, including operations to airlift citizens of coalition countries and at-risk Afghan civilians from Afghanistan as the war drew to a close.
July 19: 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan begins. August 16: Nangar Khel massacre - Eight civilians including a pregnant women and a baby died when Polish soldiers shelled the village of Nangar Khel. Seven soldiers have been charged with war crimes. November 6: 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing kills 75, including six Afghan MPs.
1806–1807 Ashanti–Fante War; 1811 Ga–Fante War; 1814–1816 Ashanti–Akim–Akwapim War; 1823–1831 First Anglo-Ashanti War. 1823 Battle of Nsamankow; 1837-1839 Dutch–Ahanta War; 1863–1864 Second Anglo-Ashanti War; 1869-1870 Dutch Gold Coast expedition of 1869–70; 1873–1874 Third Anglo-Ashanti War. January 31, 1874 Battle of Amoaful
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on 7 October 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom. It was designed to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda militants, as well as replace the Taliban with a U.S.-friendly government. The Bush Doctrine stated that, as policy, it would not distinguish between al-Qaeda and nations that harbor them.