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February 14: Abdul Rahman, Afghan Aviation and Tourism Minister, killed by angry Hajj pilgrims. March 1: Operation Anaconda against al-Qaeda fighters launched. April 17: The 87-year-old exiled king of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, returns. April 18: Tarnak Farm incident leaves four Canadians dead from friendly fire.
In 2001, Afghanistan had been at war for over 20 years. [1] The communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) seized power in 1978, and its policies sparked a popular uprising. [ 2 ] The Soviet Union , sensing PDPA weakness, intervened in 1979 to support the regime. [ 3 ]
It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately six months. Following the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush had demanded that the Taliban immediately extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to the United States; the Taliban refused to do ...
Nearly 60,000 Americans were killed in Vietnam, and about 3,000 in Afghanistan. At the war's height, half a million U.S. troops were in Vietnam; the number in Afghanistan reached 100,000 for about ...
The US still has a force of nearly 10,000 soldiers in Afghanistan due to changing threats by the Taliban. The war in Afghanistan is 15 years old — here are 29 photos of one of the US's longest ...
British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001; Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan; Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Coalition casualties in Afghanistan; Helmand Province campaign; International Security Assistance Force; Taliban insurgency; U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks
Thus, a total of 2,402 United States servicemen were killed in the war in Afghanistan. [1] The website iCasualties.org lists 2,455 servicemembers and 10 CIA operatives as having died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel, including 49 who died in support of other OEF operations. This gives a total of 2,406 deaths of ...
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.