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According to historian Mustafa Hamid, the Kamal Khan dam was designed to complicate relations between Iran and Afghanistan, and did not benefit Afghanistan. [12] Water sharing arrangements with Iran have been ongoing since the Taliban came to power. [13] On 18 May 2023, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi warned the Taliban not to violate Iran's ...
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.
February 1: The Afghanistan Compact is developed, establishing a framework of international cooperation with Afghanistan. March 29: Battle of Lashkagar. Taliban fighters attack a NATO base. May 15: Operation Mountain Thrust is launched, the largest offensive since the fall of the Taliban.
Iran and Afghanistan are going head to head over control of the supply of a crucial resource that’s shrinking by the day: water. Water wars: Afghanistan and Iran’s deadly border flare-up ...
The War in Afghanistan was a prolonged conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11 attacks carried out by al-Qaeda , toppling the Taliban -ruled Islamic Emirate and establishing the Islamic Republic three years later.
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 ...
Iran–PJAK Conflict (2004–present) Iran Turkey: PJAK: Ongoing: PJAK withdraws from Iranian territory Afghanistan–Iran border skirmishes (2007–2023) 2009 Afghanistan–Iran clash; 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes; 2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash; part of Afghan conflict Iran Afghanistan: Stalemate: Status quo ante bellum: Syrian Civil War ...
The Taliban seized Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final weeks of their pullout from the country after 20 years of war. In the time since, Afghanistan has become the ...