From 9/11&& comma; to extreme combating on the ground&& comma; and now full withdrawal of US-led forces&& comma; heres what happened.
9/11
11 September 2001
Al-Qaeda&& comma; led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan&& comma; performs the biggest horror attack ever carried out on US soil.
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4 commercial airliners are pirated. Two are flown into the World Trade Centre in New York&& comma; which collapses. One hits the Pentagon building in Washington&& comma; and one crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3&& comma; 000 individuals are killed.
First air campaign
7 October 2001
A US-led union bombs Taliban and al-Qaeda centers in Afghanistan. Targets consist of Kabul&& comma; Kandahar and Jalalabad. The Taliban refuse to hand over Bin Laden. Their air defences and small fleet of fighter airplane are destroyed.
Fall of Kabul
13 November 2001
The Northern Alliance&& comma; a group of anti-Taliban rebels backed by coalition forces&& comma; goes into Kabul as the Taliban leave the city.
Image caption Coalition-backed Northern Alliance fighters ride tanks into Kabul as the Taliban retreat
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New constitution
By the 13 November 2001&& comma; all Taliban have either ran away or been neutralised. Other cities rapidly fall.
26 January 2004
After lengthy negotiations at a “loya jirga” or grand assembly&& comma; the brand-new Afghan constitution is signed into law. The constitution leads the way for governmental elections in October 2004.
Hamid Karzai becomes president
7 December 2004
Image caption Hamid Karzai led anti-Taliban groups around Kandahar prior to ending up being president
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Hamid Karzai&& comma; the leader of the Popalzai Durrani people&& comma; ends up being the very first president under the new constitution. He serves two five-year terms as president.
UK soldiers deployed to Helmand
May 2006
British troops get here in Helmand province&& comma; a Taliban stronghold in the south of the nation.
Image caption Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment lead the very first UK deployment to Helmand
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Obamas surge
Their preliminary objective is to support reconstruction tasks&& comma; but they are quickly drawn into combat operations. More than 450 British troops lose their lives in Afghanistan throughout the conflict.
17 February 2009
US President Barack Obama authorizes a significant boost in the number of soldiers sent out to Afghanistan. At their peak&& comma; they number about 140&& comma; 000
. Image caption US troops in intense fight operations in the south of the country
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The so-called “rise” is designed on United States strategy in Iraq where United States forces concentrated on securing the civilian population as well as eliminating insurgent fighters.
Osama Bin Laden killed
2 May 2011
Image caption Bin Laden is traced to a compound situated less than a mile from a Pakistani military college
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The leader of al-Qaeda is killed in an assault by United States Navy Seals on a substance in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Bin Ladens body is gotten rid of and buried at sea. The operation ends a 10-year hunt led by the CIA. The verification that Bin Laden had been living on Pakistani soil fuels allegations in the US that Pakistan is an undependable ally in the war on terror.
Death of Mullah Omar
23 April 2013
The creator of the Taliban&& comma; Mullah Mohammed Omar&& comma; dies. His death is concealed for more than two years.
Image caption The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his ideal eye in the 1980s
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According to Afghan intelligence&& comma; Mullah Omar passes away of health issues at a medical facility in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Pakistan denies that he remained in the country.
Nato ends combat operations
28 December 2014
Taliban resurgence
At an event in Kabul&& comma; Nato ends its combat operations in Afghanistan. With the rise now over&& comma; the United States withdraws countless soldiers. The majority of those who stay focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces.
2015
The Taliban launch a series of suicide attacks&& comma; vehicle bombings and other attacks. The parliament structure in Kabul&& comma; and the city of Kunduz are attacked. Islamic State militants begin operations in Afghanistan.
Image caption Kabuls international airport is struck on 10 August 2015
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Death toll statement
25 January 2019
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45&& comma; 000 members of his nations security forces have been eliminated given that he ended up being leader in 2014. The figure is far greater than formerly believed.
US indications handle Taliban
29 February 2020
The US and the Taliban sign an “contract for bringing peace” to Afghanistan&& comma; in Doha & comma; Qatar. The United States and Nato allies consent to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants maintain the deal.
Image caption The deal sets out a schedule for full withdrawal
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Date for final withdrawal
11 September 2021
United States forces are set up to withdraw from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021&& comma; precisely 20 years because 9/11. There are strong indicators that the withdrawal might be complete prior to the official due date.
At a ceremony in Kabul&& comma; Nato ends its battle operations in Afghanistan. With the rise now over&& comma; the United States withdraws thousands of troops. The parliament structure in Kabul&& comma; and the city of Kunduz are attacked.
One strikes the Pentagon building in Washington&& comma; and one crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Almost 3&& comma; 000 individuals are killed.
