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Bookmark or Share- What Happened in the Afghanistan War? - The New York TimesThe U.S. military departed the country on Aug. 30, a day ahead of schedule, ending a 20-year occupation and leaving Afghanistan in the Taliban’s hands. As the last evacuation flight departed, it...
- The U.S. War in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign RelationsA B-52 drops a load of bombs in Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Ralph Hallmon, HO/U.S. Air Force/AP Photo. The U.S. military, with British support, begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces ...
- Afghanistan War | History, Combatants, Facts, & TimelineAfghanistan War, international conflict in Afghanistan beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the September 11 attacks and consisted of three phases. The first phase—toppling the Taliban (the ultraconservative political and religious faction that ruled Afghanistan and provided sanctuary for al-Qaeda, perpetrators of the September 11 attacks ...
- Afghanistan, Biden and the Taliban: Afghanistan Updates: The U.S ...WASHINGTON — American diplomats have left Afghanistan, and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul will remain closed, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Monday, after the military announced that it...
- Afghan War | History, Casualties, Dates, & Facts | BritannicaAfghan 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.
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