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  2. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan [95] in order to distinguish it from the country's various other wars, [96] notably the ongoing Afghan conflict of which it was a part, [97] and the Soviet–Afghan War.

  3. 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]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    There were no survivors of the crash. This incident marks the deadliest day for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001. August 11: Vengeance is exacted on the 11 Taliban militants involved in downing the CH-47 Chinook, who are killed in an F-16 airstrike. Meanwhile, five ISAF service members die following an improvised explosive ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. United States invasion of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The target was a low priority for the US and probably would have been destroyed from the air if the British had not argued for a larger role in Afghanistan. [188] The mission began in November 2001, with an 8-man patrol from G Squadron's Air Troop performing the regiments first wartime HALO parachute jump.

  9. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    For some who fought, the memories of their sacrifices have since become tempered by the recent deterioration of security in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We did it all for nothing,” said Darren Doss, 25, a former Marine who fought in Marjah, Afghanistan, and lost friends in battle. In both wars, context made it tricky to deal with moral challenges.