United States invasion of Afghanistan
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Shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the United States declared the war on terror and subsequently led a multinational military operation against Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The stated goal was to dismantle al-Qaeda, which had executed the attacks under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, and to deny Islamist militants a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by toppling the ruling Taliban government. The United Kingdom was a key ally of the United States, offering support for military action from the start of the invasion preparations. The American military presence in Afghanistan greatly bolstered the Northern Alliance, which had been locked in a losing fight with the Taliban during the Afghan Civil War. Prior to the beginning of the United States' war effort, the Taliban had seized around 85% of Afghanistan's territory as well as the capital city of Kabul, effectively confining the Northern Alliance to Badakhshan Province and smaller surrounding areas. The American-led invasion on 7 October 2001, marked the first phase of what would become the 20-year-long War in Afghanistan.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| 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 |