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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

War in Afghanistan
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.
Date 7 October 2001– 28 December 2014
(13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks)
Location Afghanistan
Result
Belligerents

Afghanistan Afghanistan Government

  • start of the Taliban insurgency after the fall of the Taliban regime
Coalition:

Afghanistan Taliban


Allied groups


Taliban splinter groups

2001 invasion:
Afghanistan Northern Alliance

Coalition:
 United States
 United Kingdom
Canada Canada
 Australia
 Germany

2001 invasion:
Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda

Commanders and leaders

Afghanistan Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani

Coalition:
United States George W. Bush
United States Barack Obama
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
Australia Tony Abbott
Germany Gerhard Schröder
Germany Angela Merkel
John F. Campbell
List of former ISAF Commanders

Afghanistan Mohammed Omar
Afghanistan Akhtar Mansoor Wikipedia

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