War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

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armed conflict international military intervention war

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.

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All labels observed (44)

Label	Occurrences
War in Afghanistan	492
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) canonical	386
Afghanistan War	18
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)	12
Afghanistan War (post-2001)	5
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)	5
United States invasion of Afghanistan	3
Afghanistan 2001–2014	2
Afghanistan War (2001–present)	2
Afghanistan war	2
Operation Enduring Freedom	2
War in Afghanistan (1978–present)	2
war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)	2
2021 Taliban offensive	1
Afghan War (2001–2021)	1
Afghanistan War (2001– )	1
Afghanistan War (ISAF operations)	1
Afghanistan War theater	1
Afghanistan campaign	1
Afghanistan campaigns	1
Afghanistan theater of operations	1
Insurgency in Afghanistan	1
Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan	1
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan	1
U.S. war in Afghanistan	1
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan	1
U.S.-led invasion of 2001	1
U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan	1
U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan (2001)	1
United Kingdom military operations in Afghanistan	1
United States invasion of Afghanistan (2001)	1
United States military operations in Afghanistan	1
United States-led invasion of Afghanistan (2001)	1
War in Afghanistan (2001– )	1
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)	1
War in Afghanistan (21st century)	1
War in Afghanistan (ISAF era)	1
War in Afghanistan (Operation Herrick)	1
War in Afghanistan (as individual and formed unit deployments)	1
War in Afghanistan (as source of deployed units)	1
War in Afghanistan (post-2001)	1
War in Afghanistan (through 11th Marine Regiment)	1
War in Afghanistan after 2001	1
د افغانستان جګړه (۲۰۰۱–۲۰۲۱)	1

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	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: Afghan War (2001–2021) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: U.S. war in Afghanistan
belligerent	Afghan National Army ⓘ Afghan National Police ⓘ Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Taliban ⓘ surface form: Haqqani network International Security Assistance Force ⓘ Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic State – Khorasan Province ⓘ Italy ⓘ NATO ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Northern Alliance ⓘ Poland ⓘ Taliban ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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this entity surface form: War in Afghanistan

Polish Air Force → conflict → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ

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U.S. 101st Airborne Division → conflict → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ

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Belgian Armed Forces → conflict → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ

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