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Part of the War in Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism |
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Clockwise from top-left: British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province; two F/A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province, U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter, a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Coalition: Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany |
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Afghan government
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Allied groups Taliban splinter groups
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Coalition: George W. Bush Barack Obama Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper John Howard Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel John F. Campbell List of former ISAF Commanders |
Mohammed Omar †
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