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Aug 19, 2021 · Afghans have lived through foreign invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of oppressive Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades. The Soviet...
Aug 31, 2021 · Oct. 7, 2001. U.S. forces begin bombing the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Special forces and CIA operatives also deploy to support the Northern Alliance, which sweeps toward the...
Afghan War, in the history of Afghanistan, the internal conflict that began in 1978 between anticommunist Islamic guerrillas and the Afghan communist government (aided in 1979–89 by Soviet troops), leading to the overthrow of the government in 1992.
1978–2001: Prelude. 2001: invasion of Afghanistan. 2002: Continuing occupation. 2003–2005: New Afghan state and Taliban resurgence. 2006: War between NATO forces and Taliban. 2007: US build-up, ISAF war against Taliban. Reassessment and renewed commitment 2008. Taliban attacks on supply lines 2008. US action into Pakistan 2008–2009.
2001. 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 and suspected terrorist training camps. Kabul, Kandahar, and Herat were hit.
Aug 28, 2021 · With just days to go before the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a look at how the 20 year old war began and ended - with the militant Taliban in power, and terrorist suicide...
Oct 15, 1999 · For the first time in the eight-year war effort, a time frame is put on the U.S. military presence, as Obama sets July 2011 as the start of a troop drawdown. But the president does not detail...
