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20 sie 2021 · The United States launched the war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The conflict lasted two decades and spanned four U.S. presidencies, becoming the longest war in...
17 sie 2021 · Afghanistan has been ravaged by war for most of the 21st century: it remains the longest war the United States has ever fought. Two decades of unstable politics, lack of infrastructure, human rights abuses and a refugee crisis have made life in Afghanistan precarious and volatile.
Photo Credit: U.S. Airforce/Getty Images. On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces ...
This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan [94] in order to distinguish it from the country's various other wars, [95] notably the ongoing Afghan conflict of which it was a part, [96] and the Soviet–Afghan War.
19 sie 2021 · Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades.
In 2001, Afghanistan had been at war for over 20 years. [1] The communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) seized power in 1978, and its policies sparked a popular uprising. [2] The Soviet Union, sensing PDPA weakness, intervened in 1979 to support the regime. [3]
12 paź 2021 · These FRONTLINE documentaries explore how the war in Afghanistan began and evolved, its impact on Afghan citizens, the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover.
