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The Afghanistan fighting season refers to the cyclical restarting of fighting every spring during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) due to weather and economic factors. It generally ran from April to October and saw more combat deaths than the off-season.
Jul 9, 2017 · While many rejoice the arrival of spring, Afghans know that this season ushers in a considerable increase in fighting. Or at least it used to. The End of Afghanistan’s Spring Fighting Seasons and the Demise of the Afghan National Security Forces? | Small Wars Journal
7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021. (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) First phase: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014. Second phase: 1 January 2015 – 30 August 2021 [34] [35] Location. Afghanistan [a] Result. Taliban victory [36] Islamic State–Taliban conflict and insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues.
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October 7: (9 p.m. local time): the United States, supported by Britain, begins its attack on Afghanistan, launching bombs and cruise missiles against Taliban military and communications facilities...October 9: A cruise missile kills four U.N. demining employees and injured 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.October 26: Abdul Haqkilled.January 4: First US soldier dies due to hostile fire, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Nathan Chapman.January 24, the Hazar Qadam raidsees Americans accidentally attack an allied compound collecting weapons for their Karzai governmentFebruary 14: Abdul Rahman, Afghan Aviation and Tourism Minister, killed by angry Hajj pilgrims.March 1: Operation Anacondaagainst al-Qaeda fighters launched.August 11 – NATO officially takes command of peacekeeping in Afghanistan.December 14 – 2003 loya jirga convened to consider the proposed Afghan Constitution.January 4 – Constitution approved by Loya Jirga.January 26 – Constitution signed by President Hamid Karzai.October 9 – 2004 Afghan presidential election. In the country's first direct election, Hamid Karzai wins the presidency with 55.4% of the vote.June 28: Operation Red Wingsresults in the death of 19 Americans and many Taliban fighters.September 18: 2005 Afghan parliamentary election.January 13: Damadola airstrikeby US in Pakistan.February 1: The Afghanistan Compactis developed, establishing a framework of international cooperation with Afghanistan.March 29: Battle of Lashkagar. Taliban fighters attack a NATObase.May 15: Operation Mountain Thrustis launched, the largest offensive since the fall of the Taliban.February 27: 2007 Bagram Air Base bombing during US Vice President Dick Cheney’s visit.March 4: Afghan civilians killed by U.S. troops in Shinwar.March 6: Operation Achilles against the Taliban in Helmand Province.May 12: Mullah Dadullahkilled.January 14: The 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attackleaves six people dead.February 17: 2008 Kandahar bombingkills 100 people, the deadliest suicide bombing of the war.June 10: Gora Prai airstrikein Pakistan kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops.June 13: Sarposa Prison attack. Taliban attack the Sarposa Prison, freeing up to 1,000 prisoners.January 1: Shaghzay ambushFebruary 11: February 2009 Kabul raidsMay 4: The Granai airstrikeresulted in one of the highest civilian death tolls from Western military action since foreign forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001.July 2: Operation KhanjarbeginsFebruary 12: Five innocent civilians including two pregnant women and a teenage girl killed in the botched Khataba raid.February 21: Uruzgan helicopter attackkills 27-33 civilians including four women and a child in Uruzgan province.Spring: Operation Moshtarak Phase I is led by US Marines to retake Marjah, in Helmand Province, from the Taliban.Spring-Summer: U.S. Surge to Afghanistan sees its peak, as 20,000 soldiers are deployed to the southOct 15, 1999 · Violence increases across the country during the summer months, with intense fighting erupting in the south in July. The number of suicide attacks quintuples from 27 in 2005 to 139 in 2006, while ...
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Apr 14, 2011 · Afghanistan's fighting season will begin in full force by the end of this month as the trees bud and the last of the snows melt off the mountain tops — and with it, a chance to measure the...
Aug 12, 2021 · As U.S. military planners well know, the Afghan war has a seasonal pattern. The Taliban leadership retreats to bases, largely in Pakistan, every winter and then launches the group’s fighting ...
