War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11 attacks carried out by the Taliban-allied and Afghanistan-based al-Qaeda. The Taliban were expelled from major population centers by American-led forces supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, thus toppling the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate. Three years later, the American-sponsored Islamic Republic was established, but by then the Taliban, led by founder Mullah Omar, had reorganized and begun an insurgency against the Afghan government and coalition forces. The conflict ended almost twenty years later as the 2021 Taliban offensive reestablished the Islamic Emirate. It was the longest war in United States military history, surpassing the Vietnam War by six months.
2001 — 2021
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Afghan Campaign 2001–2021; Afghanistan Campaign; ISAF Operation; OEF; Operation Enduring Freedom; War in Afghanistan
Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Al-Qaeda, Northern Alliance, Turkistan Islamic Party, 055 Brigade, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan,
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- Afghan Stalemate: A Comparison of the Soviet and American Counterinsurgencies in Afghanistan (Review Article) - scientific article published on 2 January 2014
- Den populære krig? - , Q9035, 2007, online
- „Public sentiment is everything“: Britiske og danske avisers dækning af krigen i Afghanistan og indflydelsen på den offentlige opinion - scientific article, Q9035, 2010, online
- Giv ansvaret til afghanerne - , Q9035, 2007, online
- In Denmark, Afghanistan is worth dying for: How public support for the war was maintained in the face of mounting casualties and elusive success - scientific article, Q1860, 2014
- Dansk dilemma i Afghanistan - , Q9035, 2007, online
- The American War in Afghanistan: A History - book about American War in Afghanistan, English
- The Operators - book by Michael Hastings (2012)
- Self-defence and its dangerous variants: Afghanistan and international law - peer reviewed, open access article published in LSE Public Policy Review, Q1860, 2022, online
- Self-defence and its dangerous variants: Afghanistan and international law - peer reviewed, open access article published in LSE Public Policy Review, Q1860, 2022, online
- Measurement of parenchymal extravascular R2* and tissue oxygen extraction fraction using multi‐echo vascular space occupancy MRI at 7 T - scientific article published on December 17, 2014, Q1860, online
- Clear, Hold, Train: Denmark’s Military Operations in Helmand 2006-2010 - , English, 2011, online
- Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan -
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1709 | Afghanistan | sovereign state, landlocked country, country | Wikidata |
| area | region | 1709 | Hotak dynasty | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1893 | Battle of Uruzgan | battle, Hazaras, Emirate of Afghanistan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2001 | United States invasion of Afghanistan | United States, Afghanistan, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2006 | 2006 Taliban offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2007 | Battle of Chora | United States, Netherlands, battle, Afghan National Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2014 | War against the Islamic State | Australia, military intervention, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2015 | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | Taliban, armed conflict, sectarian violence, Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2021 | 2021 Taliban offensive | armed conflict, Afghan National Security Forces, United States Armed Forces, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, offensive | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1557 | Mughal–Persian Wars | series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1649 | Mughal–Safavid War | war, Mughal Empire, Safavid Iran, Jaipur State, Khanate of Bukhara | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1839 | First Anglo-Afghan War | war, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emirate of Afghanistan | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1928 | Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) | war, Basmachi movement, Kingdom of Afghanistan, Saqqawists | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1978 | Afghan Conflict | civil war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1992 | Afghan Civil War | civil war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1996 | Afghan Civil War | civil war, Taliban | Wikidata |
| event | war | 2001 | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, war, Australia, Al-Qaeda, Northern Alliance, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Turkistan Islamic Party, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, 055 Brigade | Wikidata |
| event | war | 2015 | War in Afghanistan (2015–2021) | United States, Poland, Germany, Turkey, war, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Georgia, Italy, Australia, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Resolute Support Mission, Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Operation Talon Spinzar DVIDS331113 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 82nd SB-CMRE sponsors Pat’s Run Challenge at Kandahar 140426-A-MU632-099 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | RAF Voyager Aircraft MOD 45156495 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 82nd SB-CMRE sponsors Pat’s Run Challenge at Kandahar 140426-A-MU632-878 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gullagha steps off a bus in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-009 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Convoy Mission 121123-M-YH552-098 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 82nd SB-CMRE sponsors Pat’s Run Challenge at Kandahar 140426-A-MU632-900 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Combat Air Refueling Over Afghanistan DVIDS262765 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The owner of a kebab stand prepares food in Farah, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013 130403-N-LR347-094 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Troops receive supplies by air 130802-F-SI788-069 | Commons | ||









