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  2. List of military operations in the war in Afghanistan (2001 ...

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    October 2003: Throughout Afghanistan: Contingency: The codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan Operation Archer: July 2005: 31 August 2006: Throughout Afghanistan: Contingency: The Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan ...

  3. Invasions of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. [1] [2] Some of the invaders in the history of Afghanistan include the Maurya Empire, the ancient Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, the Rashidun Caliphate, the Mongol Empire led by Genghis Khan, the Timurid Empire of Timur, the Mughal Empire, various Persian Empires, the Sikh Empire, the ...

  4. List of invasions in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    This subsequently led a multinational invasion of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, which started on 7 October 2001. The goal of the invasion was to dismantle al-Qaeda , which had executed the attacks under the leadership of Osama bin Laden , and to deny Islamist militants a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by toppling the Taliban government.

  5. 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 ...

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

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    October 9: A cruise missile kills four U.N. demining employees and injures four others in a building several miles east of Kabul. October 19: Airborne invasion into Afghanistan by Rangers of the Third Ranger Battalion, Seventy Fifth Ranger Regiment and others seizing a Qandahar airfield named Objective Rhino.

  7. 2024 in China - Wikipedia

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    11 October – A National Geographic team announces the discovery in the Rongbuk Glacier of the partial remains of British climber Andrew Irvine, who disappeared while climbing Mount Everest in 1924. [87] 21 October – India announces an agreement with China regarding military patrols along the Line of Actual Control between their countries. [88]

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

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    The UK and the US officially ended their combat operation in Afghanistan on 26 October 2014. The UK handed over its last base in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion, and the US handed over its last base, Camp Leatherneck, to Afghan forces. [293] Around 500 UK troops remained in "non-combat" roles.

  9. Category : Military operations of the War in Afghanistan ...

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    Pages in category "Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .