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Several events in early 2002 can be seen as the conclusion of the first phase of the US-led war in Afghanistan. The first was the dispersal of the major groups of the Taliban and al-Qaeda after the end of Anaconda. In February 2002, the United States decided to not expand international security forces beyond Kabul. [265]
On 7 July, as part of the agreement, the US designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally after Karzai and Clinton met in Kabul. [287] Both leaders agreed that the United States would transfer Afghan prisoners and prisons to the Afghan government [277] [288] and withdraw troops from Afghan villages in spring 2013. [288] [289]
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.
July 1: In Uruzgan province, a US AC-130 gunship struck a wedding party, killing 48 civilians and injuring 117. The United States claimed their plane had come under attack from anti-aircraft fire before the strike. July 6: Vice President Abdul Qadir assassinated in Kabul. September 5: 2002 Kabul bombing kills 30 people.
Two longterm security pacts, the Bilaterial Security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States of America and the NATO Status of Forces Agreement between NATO and Afghanistan, were signed on 30 September 2014. Both pacts lay out the framework for the foreign troop involvement in Afghanistan after the year 2014. [288]
For the United States and its coalition partners, the endgame is murky. As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? An emboldened ...
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International Committee of the Red Cross rehabilitation center staff members assist a Taliban member on Oct. 11, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty ImagesThe government of ...