![]() On the same day, the last president of the Islamic Republic, Ashraf Ghani, fled the country the Taliban declared victory and the war was formally brought to a close. Coinciding with the withdrawal of troops, the Taliban launched a broad offensive throughout the summer of 2021, successfully reestablishing their control over Afghanistan, including the capital city of Kabul on 15 August. However, the Afghan government was not a party to the deal and rejected its terms. In exchange, the Taliban pledged to prevent any militant group from staging attacks from Afghan territory against the US and its allies. These efforts culminated in the US–Taliban deal in February 2020, which stipulated the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by 2021. Unable to eliminate the Taliban through military means, coalition forces (and separately, the Afghan government led by Ashraf Ghani) turned to diplomacy to end the conflict. On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended ISAF combat operations in Afghanistan and officially transferred full security responsibility to the Afghan government. Ī US covert operation in neighboring Pakistan led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, and NATO leaders began planning an exit strategy from Afghanistan. In response, the coalition sent a major influx of troops for counter-insurgency operations, with a " clear and hold" strategy for villages and towns this influx peaked in 2011, when roughly 140,000 foreign troops were operating under ISAF command across Afghanistan. By 2007, large parts of Afghanistan had been retaken by the Taliban. Insurgents from the Taliban and other Islamist groups waged asymmetric warfare, fighting with guerrilla warfare in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets, and reprisals against perceived Afghan collaborators. By 2003, the Taliban had reorganized under their founder, Mullah Omar, and began a widespread insurgency against the new Afghan government and coalition forces. A new Afghan Interim Administration was established, and international rebuilding efforts were launched. The US-led coalition remained in Afghanistan, forming a security mission (ISAF)-sanctioned by the United Nations-with the goal of creating a new democratic authority in the country that would prevent the Taliban from returning to power. Afghanistan was invaded and the Taliban and its allies were soon expelled from major population centers by the US-led forces, supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance however, bin Laden relocated to neighboring Pakistan. The US declared Operation Enduring Freedom, as part of the earlier-declared war on terror. Bush demanded that the Taliban immediately extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to the United States the Taliban refused to do so without evidence of bin Laden's involvement. It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately 6 months.įollowing the September 11 attacks, President George W. ![]() The conflict ultimately ended with the 2021 Taliban offensive, which overthrew the Islamic Republic, and re-established the Islamic Emirate. It began when an international military coalition led by the United States launched an invasion of Afghanistan, toppling the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate and establishing the internationally recognized Islamic Republic three years later. The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict from 2001 to 2021. High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: 3,000–3,500 ![]()
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