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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |||||||||
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Part of the Global War on Terrorism and the Afghan conflict | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
Defence Contractors: 117,227 (Peak Strength, Q2 2012)[45]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Afghan security forces: Coalition:
Wounded: 23,536 Total killed: 76,591 |
Taliban insurgents: ISIL–KP: 2,400+ killed[32] | ||||||||
Civilians killed: 46,319[58] Total killed: 176,206 (per Brown University)[70] | |||||||||
a The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.[72] b The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017.[73] |
The following items form a partial timeline of the War in Afghanistan. For events prior to October 7, 2001, see 2001 in Afghanistan.
The army of the United States continues to conduct missions throughout Afghanistan, began closing forward operating bases (FOB).
The group had recently aligned itself with the government, and fighters were sent to Niazi as part of an uprising force to secure a number of Herat districts.
A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, Wang Wenbin, on Thursday denied the accusation, calling it a "smear and slander against China" that was "completely nonsense" and "fake news."
RIA Novosti correspondent reports that the Taliban considers the capturing and execution of prominent Pushto field commander Abdul Haq and his 50 followers as their biggest victory.