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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Part of the war on terror and the Afghan conflict
Seven soldiers in beige tactical gear huddle behind a row of green sandbags on a mountainside, pointing rifles in various directions
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropping 2000-pound munitions
An Afghan National Army soldier in camouflage gear points a rifle over a dirt wall
British soldiers prepare to board a Chinook twin-rotor helicopter landing on a field
An Afghan National Army soldier stands atop a desert-camouflaged Humvee
Taliban soldiers ride a beige Humvee through the streets of Kabul
Soldiers in green camouflage gear trudge through snow during a snowstorm

Clockwise from top-left:
American troops in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Kunar Province; An American F-15E Strike Eagle dropping 2000 pound JDAMs on a cave in eastern Afghanistan; an Afghan soldier surveying atop a Humvee; Afghan and American soldiers move through snow in Logar Province; victorious Taliban fighters after securing Kabul; an Afghan soldier surveying a valley in Parwan Province; British troops preparing to board a Chinook during Operation Black Prince
Date7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021
(19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Afghanistan[a]
Result Taliban victory[32]
Territorial
changes		 Taliban control over Afghanistan increases compared to pre-intervention territory
Belligerents
Invasion (2001):
 Invasion (2001):

Non-state allies:

ISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):
 ISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):

RS phase (2015–2021):

ISIL–KP (from 2015)[30]
  • Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (since 2015)[31]
Commanders and leaders
List
List
Strength
ISIL–KP: 3,500–4,000 (2018, in Afghanistan)[52]
Casualties and losses

Taliban insurgents:
80,000+ killed[67] (2,000+ al-Qaeda fighters)[49]

ISIL–KP:
2,400+ killed[30]
  • a The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.[70]
  • b The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017.[71]

References

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  1. ^ Bordering areas of Pakistan were also affected (War in North-West Pakistan), and was considered for some time to be a single theater of operations by the United States (AfPak).
  2. ^ Per figures released by Canadian Department of National Defence in June 2013, 635 were listed as WIA (wounded in action) while 1,436 were listed as NBI (non-battle injuries).[63]
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