Information
Name: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
Type: Event
Start: 2001
End: 2021
Parents: Afghan Civil War
Children: 2021 Taliban offensive, Helmand offensive, Kunduz offensive, Operation Moshtarak, Taliban Insurgency, US/Northern Alliance Offensive
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021): All Data
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An US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and a phase of the wider Afghan Civil War. The invasion's goals were to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda militants, as well as replace the Taliban with a U.S.-friendly government. With support of the US the Talibans were initially defeated and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established. However, the Talibans started a counteroffensive and in 2021 recaptured whole Afghanistan and established again the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
