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War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |||||||
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Part of the larger Afghanistan conflict, and the Global War on Terrorism | |||||||
Clockwise from top-left: British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province; two F/A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province, U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter, a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province. (For a map of the current military situation in Afghanistan, see here.) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Invasion (2001): Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany[1] |
Invasion (2001): Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-Qaeda 055 Brigade[2][3] IMU[4] TNSM[5] ETIM[6] | ||||||
ISAF phase (2001–14): Continued list[a]
RS phase (from 2015): Continued list[b] |
ISAF/RS Phase (from 2001):
Taliban splinter groups
ISIL–KP[citation needed] (since 2015) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Boris Johnson Scott Morrison Giuseppe Conte Angela Merkel John F. Campbell List of former ISAF Commanders |
Mohammed Omar † Muhammad Rasul (POW)[14] Haji Najibullah[22] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Afghan National Security Forces: 352,000[23] |
Taliban: 60,000
HIG: 1,500–2,000+[30] IEHCA: 3,000–3,500[14] ISIL–KP: 3,500–4,000 (2018, in Afghanistan)[34] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Afghan security forces: |
Taliban: 60,000–65,000+ killed[35][26][49][50][37] ISIL–KP: 2,400+ killed[51] | ||||||
Civilians killed: 38,480+ killed[52][53] | |||||||
a The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.[54] b The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017.[55] |
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Operation Enduring Freedom Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "The elite force who are ready to die". the Guardian. 27 October 2001.
- ^ Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 ISBN 978-1472807908, p.48
- ^ "Pakistan's 'fanatical' Uzbek militants". BBC. 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan's militant Islamic groups". BBC. 13 January 2002.
- ^ "Evaluating the Uighur Threat". the long war journal. 9 October 2008.
- ^ Start of the Taliban insurgency after the fall of the Taliban regime.
- ^ "Role of Pakistan in afghan war".
- ^ "News – Resolute Support Mission". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Forget Nato v the Taliban. The real Afghan fight is India v Pakistan". 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Taliban storm Kunduz city". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b The Taliban's new leadership is allied with al Qaeda, The Long War Journal, 31 July 2015
- ^ Rod Nordland; Jawad Sukhanyar; Taimoor Shah (19 June 2017). "Afghan Government Quietly Aids Breakaway Taliban Faction". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Matthew DuPée (January 2018). "Red on Red: Analyzing Afghanistan's Intra-Insurgency Violence". Combating Terrorism Center. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Uzbek militants in Afghanistan pledge allegiance to ISIS in beheading video". khaama.com.
- ^ "Central Asian groups split over leadership of global jihad". The Long War Journal. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Who is Lashkar-e-Jhangvi?". Voanews.com. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "ISIS 'OUTSOURCES' TERROR ATTACKS TO THE PAKISTANI TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN: U.N. REPORT". Newsweek. August 15, 2017.
- ^ ‘‘Al Qaeda’s Profile: Slimmer but More Menacing,’’ Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 9, 2003
- ^ a b c "'Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead'". The Express Tribune. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "'The Kennedys of the Taliban movement' lose their patriarch". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b "Mullah Najibullah: Too Radical for the Taliban". Newsweek. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "The Afghan National Security Forces Beyond 2014: Will They Be Ready?" (PDF). Centre for Security Governance. February 2014.
- ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_8189.htm
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- ^ a b Akmal Dawi. "Despite Massive Taliban Death Toll No Drop in Insurgency". Voanews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Rassler, Don; Vahid Brown (14 July 2011). "The Haqqani Nexus and the Evolution of al-Qaida" (PDF). Harmony Program. Combating Terrorism Center. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Reuters. "Sirajuddin Haqqani dares US to attack N Waziristan, by Reuters, Published: September 24, 2011". Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Perlez, Jane (14 December 2009). "Rebuffing U.S., Pakistan Balks at Crackdown". The New York Times.
- ^ "Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown". Google books. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "In Afghanistan, al-Qaeda is working more closely with the Taliban, Pentagon says". the Washington post. 6 May 2016.
- ^ Bill Roggio (26 April 2011). "How many al Qaeda operatives are now left in Afghanistan? – Threat Matrix". Longwarjournal.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Al Qaeda in Afghanistan Is Attempting A Comeback". The Huffington Post. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ http://undocs.org/S/2018/705
- ^ a b c Rod Nordland; Mujib Mashal (26 January 2019). "U.S. and Taliban Edge Toward Deal to End America's Longest War". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "War-related Death, Injury, and Displacement in Afghanistan and Pakistan 2001–2014" (PDF). brown.edu. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b New Year May Bring Renewed War to Afghanistan
Over 2,500 Afghan soldiers killed from Jan-May: US report
"'It's a Massacre': Blast in Kabul Deepens Toll of a Long War". New York Times. 2018-01-27. - ^ "Scores Killed in Fresh Kunduz Fighting". Foxnews.com. November 26, 2001. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
- ^ Morello, Carol; Loeb, Vernon (6 December 2001). "Friendly fire kills 3 GIs". Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ Terry McCarthy/Kunduz (18 November 2001). "A Volatile State of Siege After a Taliban Ambush". Time. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ John Pike (9 December 2001). "VOA News Report". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "US Bombs Wipe Out Farming Village". Rawa.org. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ UK military deaths in Afghanistan
- ^ OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) U.S. CASUALTY STATUS FATALITIES as of: December 30, 2014, 10 a.m. EDT Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Number of Afghanistan UK Military and Civilian casualties (7 October 2001 to 30 November 2014)" (PDF). www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Over 2,000 Canadians were wounded in Afghan mission: report". National Post. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ a b "U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) – Defense Base Act Case Summary by Nation". Dol.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ a b T. Christian Miller (23 September 2009). "U.S. Government Private Contract Worker Deaths and Injuries". Projects.propublica.org. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Iraj. "Deadliest Year for the ANSF: Mohammadi". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ 7,000 killed (2015),[1] 18,500 killed (2016),[2] total of 25,500 reported killed in 2015–16
- ^ Seldin, Jeff (2017-11-18). "Afghan Officials: Islamic State Fighters Finding Sanctuary in Afghanistan". VOA News. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ Daniel Brown (9 November 2018). "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have killed at least 500,000 people, according to a new report that breaks down the toll". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Crawford, Neta (August 2016). "Update on the Human Costs of War for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001 to mid-2016" (PDF). brown.edu. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "International Security Assistance Force (ISAF): Key Facts and Figures" (PDF).
- ^ "Resolute Support Mission (RSM): Key Facts and Figures" (PDF).