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Afghanistan War troop surge of 2009

War in Afghanistan (2001–Present)
Part of the larger War in Afghanistan, and
the Global War on Terrorism
2001 War in Afghanistan collage 3.jpg
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.
Date 7 October 2001 – Ongoing
(15 years, 9 months and 1 day)
Location Afghanistan
Result
Belligerents
Invasion (2001):
Afghanistan Northern Alliance
 United States
 United Kingdom
Canada Canada
 Australia
 Germany
Invasion (2001):
Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
055 Brigade
IMU
TNSM
ETIM
Insurgency:
 Afghanistan
Coalition:
Insurgency:


Commanders and leaders
Afghanistan Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani
United States George W. Bush
United States Barack Obama
United States Donald Trump
United Kingdom Tony Blair
United Kingdom Gordon Brown
United Kingdom David Cameron
Canada Jean Chrétien
Canada Paul Martin
Canada Stephen Harper
Australia John Howard
Australia Kevin Rudd
Australia Julia Gillard
AustraliaWikipedia

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