War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Part of the Civil war in Afghanistan and the War on Terror
Date
October 7, 2001–Present
(8 years, 339 days)
October 7, 2001–Present
(8 years, 339 days)
Location
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Status
Conflict ongoing
Conflict ongoing
Belligerents
Coalition:
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United States – 78,430 -
United Kingdom – 9,500 -
Germany – 4,590 -
France – 3,750 -
Italy – 3,400 -
Canada – 2,830 -
Poland – 2,630 -
Romania – 1,750 -
Turkey – 1,740 -
Spain – 1,555 -
Australia – 1,455
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2001 Invasion:
Insurgent groups:
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2001 Invasion:
Commanders and leaders
George W. Bush David Petraeus Stanley McChrystal David D. McKiernan Karl W. Eikenberry David Barno Dan K. McNeill Paul T. Mikolashek Tommy Franks Nick Parker David Richards John McColl Rick Hillier Andrew Leslie Mauro del Vecchio Jean-Louis Py Goetz Gliemeroth Norbert Van Heyst Hilmi Akin Zorlu 
Hamid Karzai Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
Obaidullah Akhund (P.O.W.) Mullah Dadullah (K.I.A.) Mullah Bakht Mohammed (P.O.W.) Jalaluddin Haqqani 
Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (K.I.A.) Muhammad Atef (K.I.A.) 
IMU Command Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Sirajuddin Haqqani Tehrik-i-Taliban command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (P.O.W.) Maulana FazlullahStrength
Afghan National Army: 119,388 (2010)[3] Afghan National Police: 104,459 (2010)[4] US Forces (non-ISAF):48,000 (2008)[5][6] Total: 391,666 (2010)
al-Qaeda: 50-500[8][9] Hezbi Islami: 1,000[10] IMU: 5,000–10,000[11] Haqqani militia: 1,000[10] TTP: 30,000–35,000[12] Quetta Shura:10,000[13] TNSM:4,500 Total: 93,000 (2010)
Casualties and losses
5,500+ killed (Oct 2009)[14]
Afghan Northern Alliance:
200 killed[15][16][17][18]
Coalition:
Killed: 1,989 (US: 1,200, UK: 331, Others: 458)[19]
Wounded: 12,523+(US: 7,819,[20] UK: 4,091,[21][22]Canada: 400+[23], Australia: 126,[24]Romania: 44,[25] Estonia: 43[26])
Contractors:
338 killed,[27]
2,428 wounded (March 2007)[28]
Afghan Northern Alliance:
200 killed[15][16][17][18]
Coalition:
Killed: 1,989 (US: 1,200, UK: 331, Others: 458)[19]
Wounded: 12,523+(US: 7,819,[20] UK: 4,091,[21][22]Canada: 400+[23], Australia: 126,[24]Romania: 44,[25] Estonia: 43[26])
Contractors:
338 killed,[27]
2,428 wounded (March 2007)[28]
Taliban and Insurgents
Killed: 30,000+
Wounded: unknown
Wounded: unknown
Civilian deaths: 14,000-34,000 approx.
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War in Afghanistan
(2001–present)
(2001–present)
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001,[29] as the US military’s Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) that was launched, along with the British military, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. The UK has, since 2002, led its own military operation, Operation Herrick, as part of the same war in Afghanistan. The character of the war evolved from a violent struggle against Al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters to a complexcounterinsurgency effort.
The first phase of the war was the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001, when the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom, to remove the safe haven to Al-Qaeda and its use of the Afghan territory as a base of operations for terrorist activities. In that first phase, U.S. and coalition forces, working with the Afghan opposition forces of the Northern Alliance, quickly ousted the Taliban regime. During the following Karzai administration, the character of the war shifted to an effort aimed at smothering an insurgency hostile to the US-backed Karzai government, in which the insurgents preferred not to directly confront theInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops, but blended into the local population and mainly used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and suicide bombings.
The stated aim of the invasion was to find Osama bin Laden and other high-ranking Al-Qaeda members to be put on trial, to destroy the organization of Al-Qaeda, and to remove the Taliban regime which supported and gave safe harbor to it. The Bush administrationstated that, as policy, it would not distinguish between terrorist organizations and nations or governments that harbored them. The United Nations did not authorize the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.[30]
Another ongoing operation is the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which was established by the UN Security Council at the end of December 2001 to secure Kabul and the surrounding areas. NATO assumed control of ISAF in 2003. By July 23, 2009, ISAF had around 64,500 troops from 42 countries, with NATO members providing the core of the force. The NATO commitment is particularly important to the United States because it gives international legitimacy to the war.[31] The United States has approximately 29,950 troops in ISAF.
The US and UK led the aerial bombing, in support of ground forces supplied primarily by theAfghan Northern Alliance. In 2002, American, British and Canadian infantry were committed, along with special forces from several allied nations, including Australia. Later, NATO troops were added.
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