War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers tae the intervention bi NATO an allied forces in the Afghan poleetical struggle, follaein the terrorist attacks o September 11, 2001, tae dismantle the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation an tae remove frae pouer the Taliban govrenment, which at the time controlled 90% o Afghanistan an hostit al-Qaeda leadership. U.S. Preses George W. Bush demandit that the Taliban haund ower Osama bin Laden an expel the al-Qaeda network which wis supportin the Taliban in its war wi the Afghan Northren Alliance. The Taliban recommendit that bin Laden leave the kintra but declined tae extradite him wioot evidence o his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The Unitit States refused tae negotiate an launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 wi the Unitit Kinrick an later jyned bi Germany an ither wastren allies, tae attack the Taliban an al-Qaeda forces in conjunction wi the Northren Alliance.^[28][29]

War in Afghanistan
Pairt o the conflict in Afghanistan an the Global War on Terrorism
Clockwise frae tap-left: Breetish Ryal Marines tak pairt in the clearance o Nad-e Ali District o Helmand Province; twa F/A-18 strike fechters conduct combat missions ower Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fechter during an operation tae secure a compoond in Helmand Province; A French sauldier patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare tae board buses shortly efter arrivin in soothren Afghanistan; Taliban fechters in a cave hideoot; U.S. soldiers prepare tae fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province.
Date 7 October 2001 – 15 August 2021 (23 years and 4 weeks) Location Afghanistan Status Faw o the Taliban govrenment in Afghanistan Destruction o al-Qaeda camps Establishment o new Afghan govrenment Taliban insurgency War in North-Wast Pakistan Killin o Osama bin Laden Return o mair nor 5.7 million Afghan refugees frae Pakistan an Iran[1]
Belligerents
Coalition: ISAF  Albanie  Armenie  Austrick  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Belgium  Bosnie an Herzegovinae  Bulgarie  Croatie  Czech Republic  Denmark  El Salvador  Estonie  Finland  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Ireland  Jordan  Republic o Korea  Latvie  Lithuanie  Luxembourg  Malaysie  Mongolie  Montenegro  Netherlands  New Zealand  Norawa  Portugal  Singapore (08–13)  Slovakie  Slovenie  Spain   Swisserland (04–08)  Swaden  Republic o Macedonie  Tonga  Ukraine  Unitit Arab Emirates  Unitit States  Unitit Kinrick  Germany  Italy  Fraunce  Canadae  Australie  Georgie  Poland  Romanie  Turkey  Afghanistan	Insurgent groups: Al-Qaeda Taliban Haqqani netwirk Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[2] Ither groups[3]
2001  Unitit States  Unitit Kinrick  Australie Northren Alliance Iran	2001 Al-Qaeda Taliban
Commanders an leaders
Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Boris Johnson Scott Morrison Giuseppe Conte Angela Merkel Austin S. Miller Leet o umwhile ISAF Commanders Umwhile Gerhard Schröder Silvio Berlusconi Romano Prodi Mario Monti Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron Theresa May George W. Bush Barack Obama Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper John Howard Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull	Mohammed Omar# Akhtar Mansoor † Abdul Ghani Baradar (POW)[4] Hibatullah Akhundzada[5] Jalaluddin Haqqani †[6] Obaidullah Akhund †[4] Dadullah Akhund †[4] Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Osama bin Laden † Ayman al-Zawahiri Muhammad Rasul  (POW)[7] Haji Najibullah[8]
Strenth
ISAF: 87,207[9] Afghan Naitional Security Forces: 380,586[10]	Taliban: 25,000 (tentative estimate) Al-Qaeda: 50-100 [11][12] Haqqani netwirk: 4,000-15,000[13][14][15]
Casualties an losses
Coalition: Killed: 3,374 (USA: 2,271, UK: 446, CAN: 158, FRA: 86, GER: 54, Ithers: 359)[16] Woondit: 23,500+ Missing/captured (U.S.): 1 Contractors: Killed: 1,143[17][18] Woondit: 15,000+*[17][18] Afghan Security Forces: 10,086+ killed[19][20][21] Afghan Northren Alliance: 200 killed[22][23][24][25] Tot killed: 14,449+	No reliable estimate[26] but reports suggest heich nummer compare tae coalition forces
Civilians killed: 16,725–19,013 (2001–2013)[27]

References

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28. Vulliamy, Ed; Wintour, Patrick; Traynor, Ian; Ahmed, Kamal (7 October 2001). "After the September Eleventh Terrorist attacks on America, "It's time for war, Bush and Blair tell Taliban – We're ready to go in – PM|Planes shot at over Kabul"". London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2 August 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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