War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

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The War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) was a protracted conflict initiated by a U.S.-led invasion to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power, evolving into a long-term counterinsurgency and nation-building effort that ended with the Taliban’s return to control.


Statements (78)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
international military intervention
war
AfghanPresidentsDuringConflict Ashraf Ghani
Hamid Karzai
AfghanSecurityForcesKilled tens of thousands
aftermath establishment of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban government)
humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan
alsoKnownAs Afghan War (2001–2021)
U.S. war in Afghanistan
belligerent Afghan National Army
Afghan National Police
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Haqqani network
International Security Assistance Force
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Italy
NATO
Netherlands
Northern Alliance
Poland
Taliban
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
al-Qaeda
cause September 11 attacks
characterizedBy civilian casualties
counterinsurgency operations
insurgency
nation-building efforts
terrorism
use of drones
civilianDeathsEstimate over 40,000
country Afghanistan
displacedPersons millions of Afghans
endDate 2021-08-30
goal dismantle al-Qaeda
nation-building in Afghanistan
prevent Afghanistan from being a terrorist safe haven
remove Taliban from power
support Afghan government
initiatedBy United States
legalBasis UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1373
location Afghanistan
majorEvent 2001 fall of Kabul
2004 Afghan presidential election
2009 Afghan presidential election
2021 Kabul airport evacuation
2021 Taliban offensive
Battle of Tora Bora
Doha Agreement (2020)
Fall of Kabul (2021)
killing of Osama bin Laden
surge of U.S. forces in 2009–2011
NATOcasualtiesMilitaryKilled over 1,100 (non-U.S.)
operation International Security Assistance Force
Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
Resolute Support Mission
partOf Global War on Terrorism
result Taliban victory
collapse of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
return of Taliban to power in Afghanistan
startDate 2001-10-07
supportedBy United Nations
UScasualtiesMilitaryKilled approximately 2,400
UScasualtiesMilitaryWounded over 20,000
USPresidentsInOfficeDuringConflict Barack Obama
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Joe Biden

Referenced by (327)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
11th Marine Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
16th Combat Aviation Brigade ("War in Afghanistan")
1st Battalion, 1st Marines ("War in Afghanistan")
1st Battalion, 7th Marines
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
1st Canadian Division ("War in Afghanistan")
1st Combat Engineer Battalion
1st Division (Australia) ("War in Afghanistan")
1st Marine Division
1st Marine Division (United States)
1st Ranger Battalion ("War in Afghanistan")
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Tank Battalion
28th Infantry Division
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ("War in Afghanistan")
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
2nd Marine Division
2nd Marine Tank Battalion
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ("War in Afghanistan")
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("War in Afghanistan")
51 Squadron RAF Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
555th Engineer Brigade
6th Marines
7th Infantry Division (United States)
7th Marine Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Afghan National Army
Afghan National Army ("War in Afghanistan (1978–present)")
Afghan National Police
Armed Forces of Turkey
Army Air Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
Australian Army
Australian Army Aviation Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
Battle of Tora Bora
Belgian Armed Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
British Expeditionary Forces
David Petraeus
Fall of Kabul (2021)
Fort Garry Horse ("War in Afghanistan")
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Int Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
Italian Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
Jalaluddin Haqqani
John F. Kelly ("War in Afghanistan")
John W. Raymond ("War in Afghanistan")
Joint Helicopter Command ("War in Afghanistan")
Legión Española ("War in Afghanistan")
Light Dragoons ("War in Afghanistan")
Lisa M. Franchetti
Mil Mi-24
No. 1 Group RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
No. 1 Squadron RAF ("Afghanistan War (2001–2021)")
No. 11 Squadron RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
No. 2 Group RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
No. 2 Squadron RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
No. 3 Squadron RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
No. 41 Squadron RAF ("War in Afghanistan")
Northern Alliance
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Herrick
Parachute Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Polish Air Force
Polish Navy
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex ("War in Afghanistan")
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("War in Afghanistan")
Queen’s Royal Hussars ("War in Afghanistan")
RAF Police ("War in Afghanistan")
RAF Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Romanian Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Romanian Armed Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
Romanian Land Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal 22e Régiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Armoured Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Australian Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Australian Artillery ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Australian Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Canadian Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Marines ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Military Police ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Netherlands Army ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal New Zealand Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Tank Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Scots Guards
Silver Star ("War in Afghanistan")
Spanish Foreign Legion ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Air Service ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Air Service ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Boat Service
The Old Breed ("War in Afghanistan")
Tommy Franks ("War in Afghanistan (2001–present)")
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
United States 2nd Infantry Division ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Seventh Fleet ("War in Afghanistan")
V Corps (United States) ("War in Afghanistan")
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle ("War in Afghanistan")
Welsh Guards ("War in Afghanistan")
conflict
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun
ACUPAT ("War in Afghanistan")
AGM-114 Hellfire
AV-8B Harrier II ("Afghanistan War")
Army Combat Uniform ("War in Afghanistan")
B-1B Lancer ("War in Afghanistan")
BLU-109 ("Afghanistan War")
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Boeing AH-64 Apache
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ("War in Afghanistan")
Brimstone ("War in Afghanistan")
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle ("War in Afghanistan")
CF-18 Hornet ("War in Afghanistan")
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard ("War in Afghanistan")
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F/A-18 Hornet
F88 Austeyr ("War in Afghanistan")
FAMAS assault rifle ("War in Afghanistan")
Humvee
Interceptor Body Armor ("War in Afghanistan")
L86 LSW
Leopard 1 ("War in Afghanistan")
Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Afghanistan War (2001–2021)")
Light Armored Vehicle-25 ("War in Afghanistan")
M1 Abrams ("War in Afghanistan")
M1025
M1026 ("War in Afghanistan")
M1151 ("War in Afghanistan")
M198 howitzer
M998
Marine expeditionary force ("War in Afghanistan")
Mk 84 bomb
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment ("War in Afghanistan")
Panavia Tornado ("War in Afghanistan")
Panavia Tornado GR4 ("War in Afghanistan")
Paveway series guided bombs ("Afghanistan War (post-2001)")
RAF Tristar ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Navy ratings
SA80 assault rifle ("War in Afghanistan")
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ("War in Afghanistan")
Tomahawk cruise missile ("War in Afghanistan")
Universal Camouflage Pattern ("War in Afghanistan")
VBCI ("War in Afghanistan")
usedInConflict
17th Field Artillery Brigade
1st Commando Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
2nd Commando Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
2nd Marine Logistics Group
Australian Defence Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ("War in Afghanistan")
Commando Helicopter Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Household Cavalry
Irish Guards ("War in Afghanistan")
King’s Royal Hussars
MARSOC Raiders ("War in Afghanistan")
Marine Raider Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Navy SEALs ("War in Afghanistan")
Regina Rifle Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Engineers
Royal Lancers ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Marines Commandos
Royal Regiment of Artillery ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Regiment of Artillery ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Air Service Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Reconnaissance Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
engagement
British Army ("War in Afghanistan")
Fleet Air Arm ("Afghanistan War")
French Army ("War in Afghanistan")
Gurkha units ("Afghanistan War (2001–2021)")
Polish Army
RE
Republic of Korea Army ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Australian Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Canadian Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Special Operations Command (Australia) ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Armed Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Army ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Marine Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
engagedIn
All American Division ("War in Afghanistan")
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
French Air Force ("War in Afghanistan")
Hungarian Defence Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
Norwegian Armed Forces ("War in Afghanistan")
Paul M. Nakasone ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Winnipeg Rifles ("War in Afghanistan")
Territorial Army ("War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)")
USAR
participatedIn
1st CEB
Air Force Reserve ("War in Afghanistan")
British Armed Forces
Danish Army ("War in Afghanistan")
Illinois National Guard
LAV-AT ("War in Afghanistan")
Leopard 2 ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Air Force personnel
The Cannon Cockers ("War in Afghanistan (through 11th Marine Regiment)")
conflictParticipation
2001 fall of Kabul
Fall of Kabul (2021)
International Security Assistance Force
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
Operation Herrick
War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces)
killing of Osama bin Laden
partOf
Fort Lewis
Gitmo ("Afghanistan War (post-2001)")
Lockheed P-3 Orion
Lockheed U-2 ("War in Afghanistan")
Nimrod MR2 ("War in Afghanistan")
Universal Camouflage Pattern ("War in Afghanistan")
usedDuring
Royal Corps of Signals
U.S. Central Command
USASC
United States Army Signal Corps
conflictInvolved
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Royal Air Force units ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Australian Armoured Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Navy Reserve ("War in Afghanistan")
conflictInvolvement
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ("War in Afghanistan")
French Naval Aviation
Grenadier Guards
Raytheon Sentinel R1 ("War in Afghanistan")
conflictParticipatedIn
CV90 ("Afghanistan War")
Mk 83 bomb ("Afghanistan War (post-2001)")
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ("War in Afghanistan")
SUSAT sight ("Afghanistan War (2001–2021)")
usedIn
Air Medal ("War in Afghanistan")
Distinguished Flying Cross ("War in Afghanistan")
Military Cross
campaign
Australian War Memorial ("Afghanistan War")
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ("War in Afghanistan")
National War Memorial ("War in Afghanistan")
commemoratesConflict
1st Marine Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
5th Marine Regiment ("War in Afghanistan")
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
conflictParticipated
LAV-L ("War in Afghanistan")
LAV-M
LAV-R
conflictUse
B-2 Spirit ("War in Afghanistan")
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ("War in Afghanistan")
M777 howitzer ("War in Afghanistan")
conflictUsedIn
Rangers ("War in Afghanistan")
Royal Canadian Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
United States Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
notableConflict
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
Blues and Royals
Special Forces Support Group ("War in Afghanistan")
notableDeployment
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Taliban
activeInConflict
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ("U.S. war in Afghanistan")
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ("Afghan War (2001–2021)")
alsoKnownAs
Memorial Day ("War in Afghanistan")
Roll of Honour ("War in Afghanistan")
associatedWith
Distinguished Service Cross ("War in Afghanistan")
Military William Order ("War in Afghanistan")
awardedInConflict
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Silver Star Medal ("War in Afghanistan")
campaigns
Brimstone missile ("War in Afghanistan")
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("War in Afghanistan")
combatUse
CIA Special Activities Division
Coldstream Guards
engagedInConflict
Foreign Legion ("War in Afghanistan")
The Paras ("War in Afghanistan")
historicalConflict
Afghanistan ("U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan")
Afghanistan
historicalEvent
GWOT
Global War on Terrorism
includesConflict
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces ("War in Afghanistan (post-2001)")
United States National Guard ("War in Afghanistan")
participatedInConflict
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel ("U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan")
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 ("war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)")
relatedTo
Afghan conflicts ("U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan (2001)")
Military history of the United Kingdom
significantEvent
Decision Points ("Afghanistan War (2001– )")
Hard Choices ("Afghanistan war")
topic
RAF Akrotiri ("War in Afghanistan")
RAF Waddington ("War in Afghanistan")
usedDuringConflict
Bush at War ("U.S. invasion of Afghanistan")
aboutEvent
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps ("War in Afghanistan")
activeIn
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ("War in Afghanistan")
battleHonors
Hamid Karzai ("United States-led invasion of Afghanistan (2001)")
cameToPowerFollowing
Bronze Star Medal ("War in Afghanistan")
campaignOrService
Operation Herrick ("United Kingdom military operations in Afghanistan")
codenameFor
Doha Agreement (2020)
conflictAddressed
Army Valorous Unit Award ("War in Afghanistan")
conflictApplicability
Combat Medical Badge ("War in Afghanistan")
conflicts
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ("War in Afghanistan")
conflictUsage
Anderson Cooper ("Afghanistan War (post-2001)")
coveredConflict
Third Balkenende cabinet ("War in Afghanistan")
foreignPolicyContext
Hamid Karzai ("War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)")
governedDuring
No. 617 Squadron RAF ("Afghanistan 2001–2014")
hasBattleHonour
Royal Dragoon Guards
hasBattleHonoursFrom
Royal Netherlands Navy ("War in Afghanistan")
hasHistoricalConflict
Afghan conflicts
hasPart
United States Infantry
historicalInvolvement
Military history of the Territorial Army ("War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)")
includesEvent
Global War on Terrorism ("Operation Enduring Freedom")
includesOperation
Improved Outer Tactical Vest
introducedInConflict
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 ("United States invasion of Afghanistan")
legalAuthorityFor
Obama's Wars ("War in Afghanistan")
mainSubject
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ("2021 Taliban offensive")
majorEvent
George W. Bush ("War in Afghanistan (2001– )")
notableEventDuringTerm
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ("Operation Enduring Freedom")
notableOperation
Inter-Services Intelligence
notableOperationArea
PJHQ ("War in Afghanistan (Operation Herrick)")
notableOperationRole
Delta Force
notableRole
Medal of Honor ("War in Afghanistan")
notableTheaterOfAwards
Royal Army Medical Corps
notableTheatre
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ("Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan")
operation
International Security Assistance Force ("Afghanistan War (2001–2021)")
operationalTheater
Afghan Civil War
preceded
Fall of Kabul (2021)
relatedEvent
Taxi to the Dark Side ("Afghanistan War (post-2001)")
setDuring
Royal Military College, Duntroon ("War in Afghanistan")
significantConflict
Combat Infantryman Badge ("War in Afghanistan")
subsequentlyAwardedInConflict
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("Afghanistan theater of operations")
theater
September 11 attacks ("United States invasion of Afghanistan")
triggeredEvent
U.S. Fifth Fleet ("War in Afghanistan")
worldWarInvolvement

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