Afghanistan War | History, Combatants, Facts, & Timeline
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OverviewPrelude to the September 11 attacksThe September 11 attacks and the U.S.-British invasionIraq takes centre stageTaliban resurgenceWith the ouster of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the international focus shifted to reconstruction an…Despite military commitments from dozens of U.S. allies, the United States initially argued against allowing the other foreign forces—operating as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)—to deploy beyond the Kabul area. That choice was directed by the Pentagon, which insi… With the ouster of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the international focus shifted to reconstruction an…Despite military commitments from dozens of U.S. allies, the United States initially argued against allowing the other foreign forces—operating as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)—to deploy beyond the Kabul area. That choice was directed by the Pentagon, which insi… The United States consistently represented the largest foreign force in Afghanistan, and it bore t…Initially, the war appeared to have been won with relative ease. On May 1, 2003, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced an end to “major combat” in Afghanistan. On the same day, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush announced that “major comba…
With the ouster of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the international focus shifted to reconstruction an…Despite military commitments from dozens of U.S. allies, the United States initially argued against allowing the other foreign forces—operating as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)—to deploy beyond the Kabul area. That choice was directed by the Pentagon, which insi…
The United States consistently represented the largest foreign force in Afghanistan, and it bore t…Initially, the war appeared to have been won with relative ease. On May 1, 2003, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced an end to “major combat” in Afghanistan. On the same day, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush announced that “major comba…
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