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Bookmark or Share- War in Afghanistan (2001–present) - WikipediaThe war's public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. The War in Afghanistan is the second longest war in United States history, behind the Vietnam War.
- US general to Congress: War in Afghanistan is at stalemateWASHINGTON (AP) — The fight in Afghanistan is at a stalemate, and the significant number of Afghan troop deaths in the war is not sustainable, the Marine officer nominated to command U.S. forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Tuesday.
- BBC - History - The war in Afghanistan (pictures, video ...The US-led war in Afghanistan was a response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.
- War in Afghanistan - HISTORYThe United States has been stuck in an unwinnable quagmire in Afghanistan for years, but it isn’t the first global power to wage an unsuccessful war there. Both the British Empire and the Soviet ...
- Afghanistan War | History, Combatants, Facts, & Timeline ...Afghanistan 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)—was brief, lasting just two months.
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