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War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
The War in Afghanistan (2015–present) refers to the period of the war in Afghanistan following the 2001–2014 phase led by the United States. The U.S.-led war followed the September 11 attacks, aiming to dismantle al-Qaeda and deny it a safe-haven in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. After 2001, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) became increasingly involved, eventually running combat operations, under the direction of a U.S. commander. On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan and transferred full security responsibility to the Afghan government via a ceremony in Kabul, marking the beginning of the new phase of the conflict.
The planned partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, as well as NATO troops, and the transfer of many combat roles from NATO forces to the Afghan security forces occurred between 2011 and 2014. A bilateral security agreement was signed between the US and Afghanistan that would allow NATO troops to remain after the withdrawal date in an advisory and counter-terrorism capacity. The NATO troop presence would amount to approximately 13,000 troops including 9,800 Americans.
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War in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan, or sometimes termed Afghan War, is the bane of many would-be conquerors and would-be peacemakers. The British had a conceit of "the Great Game", which involved pitting various countries against one another, especially in the Afghanistan area. The United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States all struggled there.
Warfare in Afghanistan has always been difficult to conclude besides by complete withdrawal. The nation's mountainous terrain and generally sparse population allows for guerilla warfare. Unlike some other mountainous nations, Afghanistan's location and routes through it have been considered strategic.
Wars included in the topic include:
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War in Afghanistan (2001–14)
The War in Afghanistan (or the American war in Afghanistan) is the period in which the United States invaded Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. Supported initially by close allies, they were later joined by NATO beginning in 2003. It followed the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. Key allies, including the United Kingdom, supported the U.S. from the start to the end of the phase. This phase of the War is the longest war in United States history.
In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda; bin Laden had already been wanted by the United Nations since 1999. The Taliban declined to extradite him unless given what they deemed convincing evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks and declined demands to extradite other terrorism suspects apart from bin Laden. The request was dismissed by the U.S. as a delaying tactic, and on 7 October 2001 it launched Operation Enduring Freedom with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to assist the Afghan interim authorities with securing Kabul. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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Soviet–Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Insurgent groups ("the Mujahideen") who received aid from both Christian and Muslim countries, fought against the Soviet Army and allied Afghan forces. Between 850,000–1.5 million civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees, mostly to Pakistan and Iran.
Prior to the arrival of Soviet troops, the pro-Soviet Nur Mohammad Taraki government took power in a 1978 coup and initiated a series of radical modernization reforms throughout the country. Vigorously suppressing any opposition from among the traditional Muslim Afghans, the government arrested thousands and executed as many as 27,000 political prisoners. By April 1979 large parts of the country were in open rebellion and by December the government had lost control of territory outside of the cities. In response to Afghan government requests, the Soviet government under leader Leonid Brezhnev first sent covert troops to advise and support the Afghani government, but on December 24, 1979, began the first deployment of the 40th Army. Arriving in the capital Kabul, they staged a coup, killing the Afghan President, and installing a rival Afghan socialist (Babrak Karmal).
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Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65
Afghanistan 
i/æfˈɡænᵻstæn/ (Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Afġānistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers 652,000 km2 (252,000 sq mi), making it the 41st largest country in the world.
Human habitation in Afghanistan dates back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, and the country's strategic location along the Silk Road connected it to the cultures of the Middle East and other parts of Asia. Through the ages the land has been home to various peoples and witnessed numerous military campaigns; notably by Alexander the Great, Muslim Arabs, Mongols, British, Soviet Russians, and in the modern-era by Western powers. The land also served as the source from which the Kushans, Hephthalites, Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Khiljis, Mughals, Hotaks, Durranis, and others have risen to form major empires.
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Afghanis-tan
Afghanis-tan (あふがにすタン, Afuganisu-tan, see note on name below) or Afghanistan is a Japanese yonkoma manga, originally published as a webcomic, by Timaking (ちまきing). It is also the name of the heroine of the manga. The manga is nicknamed Afgan (あふがん, Afugan)
Background
Afghanis-tan illustrates the modern history of Afghanistan and its neighboring countries, starting from the imperialist era in the 19th century, through moe anthropomorphism. The title character, a short and clumsy bishōjo, is a national personification of Afghanistan. Other female characters personify the nearby nations of Central Asia, such as Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Nations that have fought wars in Afghanistan at various times, such as Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States also make appearances. The Taliban government and Al-Qaeda terrorist group are also represented in the comic.
Each yonkoma strip is accompanied by an "Afghan Memo" that explains in prose some of the background and history of the nations depicted. Additional pages give short biographies of the characters.
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Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo–Afghan War (Pashto: د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was fought between the United Kingdom and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended after the British emerged victorious against the Afghan rebels and the Afghans agreed to let the British attain all of their geopolitical objectives from the Treaty of Gandamak. Most of the British and Indian soldiers withdrew from Afghanistan. The Afghan tribes were permitted to maintain internal rule and local customs but they had to cede control of the area's foreign relations to the British, who, in turn, guaranteed the area's freedom from foreign military domination. This was aimed to thwart expansion by the Russian Empire into India.
War
Background
After tension between Russia and Britain in Europe ended with the June 1878 Congress of Berlin, Russia turned its attention to Central Asia. That same summer, Russia sent an uninvited diplomatic mission to Kabul. Sher Ali Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan, tried unsuccessfully to keep them out. Russian envoys arrived in Kabul on 22 July 1878, and on 14 August, the British demanded that Sher Ali accept a British mission too.
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America’s Longest War: What Went Wrong in Afghanistan (2021)
After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Biden's direction, withdrew troops from the country, bringing an end to America's longest war. In this CNN documentary, top US commanders from the war wrestle with mistakes and regrets to discover what went wrong. #CNN #News
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2001 Invasion of Afghanistan | Animated History
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How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan
What was the purpose of America's longest war? Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of Afghanistan is now under Taliban control. It marks the end of an era: America’s longest war is now over, and it lost. And it happened fast, stunning the world and leaving many in the country racing to find an exit. But even among those surprised by the way the end played out, many knew the war was destined to end badly. According to some experts, the seeds of disaster were planted back at the war’s very beginning. Ever since the American war in Afghanistan began in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US government has strugg...
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Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated
After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy Further reading: “Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN “Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ “Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY “Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: h...
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Why Afghanistan is Headed to War With ALL its Neighbors
Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/reallifelore Or get a Nebula lifetime subscription here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=reallifelore To learn more about the Taliban's reconquest of Afghanistan in 2021, check out this video's next part covering that here: https://nebula.tv/videos/reallifelore-modern-conflicts-the-return-of-the-taliban Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5tjEmvPItGyLhmjdwP7Ww RealLifeLore on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/47yMfzp RealLifeLore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealLifeLore/ Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Select video clips courtesy of the AP Archive Special thanks to MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 https://www.maptiler.com/copyright/ https://www.open...
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Uncovered Footage From War in Afghanistan
https://www.veterantv.tv/original-series Ever wanted to see uncovered footage from the Afghan National Army? Watch to find out what their "American Dream" is during this action-packed episode of V FOR VALOR featuring the US Military, Army's 505th. What do other people really think of the United States? See the rest of the series of V FOR VALOR staring Donut Operator only available on VET Tv. https://www.veterantv.tv/original-series VET Tv has over 100 episodes of military humor made just for you. And the first episode is completely free! #vettv #veteran #vforvalor #donutoperator Hollywood creates movies & TV shows about the military for civilians. VET Tv creates TV shows FOR veterans. Our shows will make you feel like you’re back in the barracks & that you’re not the only one with a...
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What Really Happened During US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan was the embodiment of chaos, where goodwill, bravery, savagery, and downright deadly mistakes snowballed into something unbelievably nightmarish. Don't miss today's epic new video as we break down the entire story and all of the complete chaos involved in the United States military presence in Afghanistan. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE INFOGRAPHICS SHOW ► https://www.youtube.com/c/theinfographicsshowOFFICIAL?sub_confirmation=1 🔖 MY SOCIAL PAGES TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@theinfographicsshow Discord ► https://discord.gg/theinfoshow Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/TheInfographicsShow Twitter ► https://twitter.com/TheInfoShow 💭 Find more interesting stuff on: https://www.theinfographicsshow.com 📝 SOURCES:https://pastebin.com/eYGwBuVN All vi...
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What Actually Went Wrong In Afghanistan
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Operation Phantom Fury | Dropping This Sunday
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The Taliban, explained
How they’ve taken over Afghanistan again. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The roots of the Taliban movement go back to 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. They were there to prop up a communist Afghan government that was supported by a minority of urban residents. But the vast majority of Afghans lived in rural areas. Here, authority came from tribal and ethnic groups, and life revolved around conservative practices of Islam. Rural Afghans formed militias called mujahideen and drove out the Soviets. But then they fell into a civil war with each other. Out of this chaos emerged a group of Islamic teachers and students called the Taliban. They swept through the country, destroying mujahideen groups and imposing a stric...
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After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Biden's direction, withdrew troops from the country, bringing an end to America's longest wa...
After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Biden's direction, withdrew troops from the country, bringing an end to America's longest war. In this CNN documentary, top US commanders from the war wrestle with mistakes and regrets to discover what went wrong. #CNN #News
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After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Biden's direction, withdrew troops from the country, bringing an end to America's longest war. In this CNN documentary, top US commanders from the war wrestle with mistakes and regrets to discover what went wrong. #CNN #News
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Sources:
Barry, Ben, Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned Into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020).
Herring, G. K., “THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN: A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.” Edited by Williamson Murray. NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 2003), 161-186. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep12022.9.
Jacobsen, Annie, Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins (United States: Little, Brown, 2019).
Malkasian, Carter, The American War in Afghanistan: A History. United States (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Rashid, Ahmed, Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group, 2008).
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Barry, Ben, Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned Into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020).
Herring, G. K., “THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN: A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.” Edited by Williamson Murray. NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 2003), 161-186. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep12022.9.
Jacobsen, Annie, Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins (United States: Little, Brown, 2019).
Malkasian, Carter, The American War in Afghanistan: A History. United States (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Rashid, Ahmed, Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group, 2008).
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What was the purpose of America's longest war?
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On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of Afghanistan is now under Taliban control. It marks the end of an era: America’s longest war is now over, and it lost. And it happened fast, stunning the world and leaving many in the country racing to find an exit.
But even among those surprised by the way the end played out, many knew the war was destined to end badly. According to some experts, the seeds of disaster were planted back at the war’s very beginning.
Ever since the American war in Afghanistan began in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US government has struggled with answering exactly why the military was there. In the very beginning the goal was relatively clear: to capture the perpetrator of the attacks, Osama bin Laden. But almost immediately, the goals became murkier, and more complicated.
In this video, investigative reporter Azmat Khan and former US ambassador to Afghanistan Michael McKinley explain what the US military was actually doing in Afghanistan, what it got wrong, and why America’s long intervention there is considered a failure.
Some of the sources we used in our reporting:
This report from Brown University’s Cost of War project has good data on how many Afghan civilians have beem killed in airstrikes:
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
The comparison of American attitudes towards the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are from Gallup polls:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/1633/iraq.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/167471/americans-view-afghanistan-war-mistake.aspx
This annual report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction provided us with a lot of information on US money and resources spent on Afghanistan since the start of the war:
https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf
The Long War Journal’s maps on Taliban control helped us visualize how they gained ground over time: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
Other sources that we recommend for understanding this story:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes By Anand Gopal: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805091793
The Whitewashing of the Afghan War by Emran Feroz: https://t.co/5y5UUDNyAl?amp=1
On the ground reporting by Ali M. Latifi: https://t.co/ibN6QeD7yV?amp=1
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers database: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/documents-database/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_21
Ghost Students, Ghost Teachers, Ghost School by Azmat Khan: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azmatkhan/the-big-lie-that-helped-justify-americas-war-in-afghanistan
We all lost Afghanistan by Michael McKinley: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-16/we-all-lost-afghanistan-taliban
Vox Reporting:
The rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, explained by Natasha Ishak: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/15/22626082/kabul-capital-fall-afghanistan-government-taliban-forces-explained
Who are the Taliban now, by Jen Kirby: https://www.vox.com/22626240/taliban-afghanistan-baradar
Why Biden was so set on withdrawing from Afghanistan, by Andrew Prokop: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/18/22629135/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-reasons
The history of US intervention in Afghanistan, from the Cold War to 9/11, by Emily Stewart: https://www.vox.com/world/22634008/us-troops-afghanistan-cold-war-bush-bin-laden
The US needs to meet its moral obligation to Afghan refugees, by Li Zhou: https://www.vox.com/22627834/afghanistan-refugee-policy-vietnam
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On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of Afghanistan is now under Taliban control. It marks the end of an era: America’s longest war is now over, and it lost. And it happened fast, stunning the world and leaving many in the country racing to find an exit.
But even among those surprised by the way the end played out, many knew the war was destined to end badly. According to some experts, the seeds of disaster were planted back at the war’s very beginning.
Ever since the American war in Afghanistan began in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US government has struggled with answering exactly why the military was there. In the very beginning the goal was relatively clear: to capture the perpetrator of the attacks, Osama bin Laden. But almost immediately, the goals became murkier, and more complicated.
In this video, investigative reporter Azmat Khan and former US ambassador to Afghanistan Michael McKinley explain what the US military was actually doing in Afghanistan, what it got wrong, and why America’s long intervention there is considered a failure.
Some of the sources we used in our reporting:
This report from Brown University’s Cost of War project has good data on how many Afghan civilians have beem killed in airstrikes:
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
The comparison of American attitudes towards the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are from Gallup polls:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/1633/iraq.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/167471/americans-view-afghanistan-war-mistake.aspx
This annual report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction provided us with a lot of information on US money and resources spent on Afghanistan since the start of the war:
https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf
The Long War Journal’s maps on Taliban control helped us visualize how they gained ground over time: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
Other sources that we recommend for understanding this story:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes By Anand Gopal: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805091793
The Whitewashing of the Afghan War by Emran Feroz: https://t.co/5y5UUDNyAl?amp=1
On the ground reporting by Ali M. Latifi: https://t.co/ibN6QeD7yV?amp=1
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers database: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/documents-database/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_21
Ghost Students, Ghost Teachers, Ghost School by Azmat Khan: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azmatkhan/the-big-lie-that-helped-justify-americas-war-in-afghanistan
We all lost Afghanistan by Michael McKinley: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-16/we-all-lost-afghanistan-taliban
Vox Reporting:
The rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, explained by Natasha Ishak: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/15/22626082/kabul-capital-fall-afghanistan-government-taliban-forces-explained
Who are the Taliban now, by Jen Kirby: https://www.vox.com/22626240/taliban-afghanistan-baradar
Why Biden was so set on withdrawing from Afghanistan, by Andrew Prokop: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/18/22629135/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-reasons
The history of US intervention in Afghanistan, from the Cold War to 9/11, by Emily Stewart: https://www.vox.com/world/22634008/us-troops-afghanistan-cold-war-bush-bin-laden
The US needs to meet its moral obligation to Afghan refugees, by Li Zhou: https://www.vox.com/22627834/afghanistan-refugee-policy-vietnam
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6:24
Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated
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After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https:...
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“Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal
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Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN
“Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ
“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
“Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6
“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
“Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf
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“Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal
https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP
Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN
“Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ
“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
“Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6
“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
“Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf
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48:52
Why Afghanistan is Headed to War With ALL its Neighbors
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0:16
Uncovered Footage From War in Afghanistan
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49:08
What Really Happened During US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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The US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan was the embodiment of chaos, where goodwill, bravery, savagery, and downright deadly mistakes snowballed into some...
The US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan was the embodiment of chaos, where goodwill, bravery, savagery, and downright deadly mistakes snowballed into something unbelievably nightmarish. Don't miss today's epic new video as we break down the entire story and all of the complete chaos involved in the United States military presence in Afghanistan.
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20:27
What Actually Went Wrong In Afghanistan
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Today we're going to look at how the Soviet Union and the United States directly affected the way Afghanistan would be shaped for decades to come. Some of these...
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0:24
Operation Phantom Fury | Dropping This Sunday
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The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major US offensive during the Iraq War. Check back on Sunday for a more in-depth look.
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14:07
The Taliban, explained
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How they’ve taken over Afghanistan again.
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The roots of the Taliban movement go back to 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. They were there to prop up a communist Afghan government that was supported by a minority of urban residents. But the vast majority of Afghans lived in rural areas. Here, authority came from tribal and ethnic groups, and life revolved around conservative practices of Islam.
Rural Afghans formed militias called mujahideen and drove out the Soviets. But then they fell into a civil war with each other. Out of this chaos emerged a group of Islamic teachers and students called the Taliban. They swept through the country, destroying mujahideen groups and imposing a strict order. In 1996, they took the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban ruled Afghanistan until 2001, when the US invaded.
In a sense, the cycle of invasion and rebellion began again. Urban areas were reformed while rural areas suffered, allowing the Taliban to resurge. In 2021, the Taliban took back Kabul and the country.
Further Reading:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes, Anand Gopal
SIGAR quarterly reports: https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2021-10-30qr.pdf
Ghost Wars, Steve Coll
Directorate S, Steve Coll
Taliban: The Unknown Enemy, James Ferguson
The Rise and Fall of Taliban Regime (1994-2001), Dr. Qamar Fatima
Across the Divide, William T. Vollman, The New Yorker
Road Rage, Kathy Gannon, the New Yorker
The Other Afghan Women, Anand Gopal, The New Yorker
The Long War Journal: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
These reports from Human Rights Watch and Brown University’s Cost of War project has data that helped us understand Afghan civilian casualties throughout these wars:
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/afghanistan0908/3.htm#_Toc208224420
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
These reports from the US Government Accountability Office and USAID provided us with useful information on the US-funded reconstruction projects in Afghanistan:
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-08-689.pdf
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-oct-2002
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-mar-2003
Afghanistan and Me: https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/afghanistan-and-me/id73802620?i=1000535848733
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The roots of the Taliban movement go back to 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. They were there to prop up a communist Afghan government that was supported by a minority of urban residents. But the vast majority of Afghans lived in rural areas. Here, authority came from tribal and ethnic groups, and life revolved around conservative practices of Islam.
Rural Afghans formed militias called mujahideen and drove out the Soviets. But then they fell into a civil war with each other. Out of this chaos emerged a group of Islamic teachers and students called the Taliban. They swept through the country, destroying mujahideen groups and imposing a strict order. In 1996, they took the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban ruled Afghanistan until 2001, when the US invaded.
In a sense, the cycle of invasion and rebellion began again. Urban areas were reformed while rural areas suffered, allowing the Taliban to resurge. In 2021, the Taliban took back Kabul and the country.
Further Reading:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes, Anand Gopal
SIGAR quarterly reports: https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2021-10-30qr.pdf
Ghost Wars, Steve Coll
Directorate S, Steve Coll
Taliban: The Unknown Enemy, James Ferguson
The Rise and Fall of Taliban Regime (1994-2001), Dr. Qamar Fatima
Across the Divide, William T. Vollman, The New Yorker
Road Rage, Kathy Gannon, the New Yorker
The Other Afghan Women, Anand Gopal, The New Yorker
The Long War Journal: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
These reports from Human Rights Watch and Brown University’s Cost of War project has data that helped us understand Afghan civilian casualties throughout these wars:
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/afghanistan0908/3.htm#_Toc208224420
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
These reports from the US Government Accountability Office and USAID provided us with useful information on the US-funded reconstruction projects in Afghanistan:
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-08-689.pdf
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-oct-2002
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-mar-2003
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War in Afghanistan (2001–14)
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Pride and Fall: The British Army in Afghanistan, 2001-14
Sergio Miller’s new detailed account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan is based on the experiences of those who served. In this narrative, he explores how the conflict evolved and developed over time, from the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 through to the withdrawal in 2014. His talk will delve into the major episodes of the conflict and explore the challenges and successes the British Army faced, from the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to the major advancements in kit and equipment. The War in Afghanistan has had a lasting impact on the Army and the role it plays in the world. About the speaker Sergio Miller is a former officer in the Intelligence Corps. For the last 25 years, he has worked in the defence indus...
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War In Afghanistan (2001–Present)
The War in Afghanistan stems from the United States invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, when the United States of America and its allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny Al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. Since the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014), of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war has afterwards mostly consisted of Taliban insurgents fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war is code named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Se...
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911 the War in Afghanistan (Full Documentary)
480p The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban asked bin Laden to leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. The U.S. and ...
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British troops in Afghanistan 2001-14: 13 lives remembered
Thirteen years of British soldiers in Afghanistan told through the stories of thirteen lives lost. The Telegraph looks at some of the tributes as we remember all 453 British service personnel killed in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. The US began bombing Afghanistan less than 30 days after the Twin Towers in New York were razed to the ground. On 2 October, 2001, Britain pledged to join the fight and just over six months later, Pt Darren George, a 23-year-old father, became the first British serviceman killed in the conflict. Capt James Philippson, 29, was also among the first infrequent deaths in the early years of the war. He was killed by while rescuing ambushed service personnel without mission-essential kit. His death prompted a row over insufficient and poorly maintained res...
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Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated
After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy Further reading: “Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN “Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ “Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY “Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: h...
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War In Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan is a conflict following the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan when the United States and its allies drove the Taliban from power in order to deny al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. After the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014) of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war mostly consisted of Taliban insurgencies fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war was code-named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
published: 17 Aug 2021 -
How to lose a war in 20 years
In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. British forces went in alongside US troops. At the height of the conflict there were more than 130,000 NATO troops on the ground. By July 2021, nearly all NATO countries had fully withdrawn. But, after 20 years of conflict, the Taliban again claim to be in control of Afghanistan. In this video, we look at how the war in Afghanistan began, what Britain’s role was, and why the war lasted for 20 years. Read more about 9/11 and Afghanistan and find out what IWM are doing to mark twenty years since the 9/11 attacks: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/911 #history #afghanistan #waronterror
published: 18 Aug 2021 -
Truth About Afghanistan War After 9/11/2001
The untold truth about the Afghanistan War
published: 20 Oct 2016 -
Air Strike on Taliban Snipers | The Hornet's Nest
US soldiers take fire from a nearby ridge. An airstrike is called in to remove the threat. Watch full episodes now! | https://www.ahctvgo.com/ Subscribe to American Heroes Channel | http://bit.ly/AHCSubscribe
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The Complete History of The Afghanistan War | Documentary: Part 1
On Sunday 15th August 2021, after an almost 20 year-long absence, the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital city of Kabul. As the US-led coalition withdrew, the Taliban regrouped and began expanding outward once again. Facing little opposition from the Afghan National Army that had been trained and equipped by western forces, they only grew bolder and began an almost Blitzkrieg-style campaign to retake villages, towns, cities and then entire provinces until they were once again in near-total control of a land that has seemingly only known bloodshed for the better part of fifty years. The story of the Taliban is the story of Afghanistan in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Cloaked in Islamic ideology that even many of the most prominent Muslim countries have largely moved on from, Af...
published: 05 Oct 2021 -
Afghanistan War - Military Documentary HD
The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan[22][23] by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance.[24][2...
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War in Afghanistan (2001–14)
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Pride and Fall: The British Army in Afghanistan, 2001-14
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Sergio Miller’s new detailed account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan is based on the experiences of those who served. In this narrative, he expl...
Sergio Miller’s new detailed account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan is based on the experiences of those who served. In this narrative, he explores how the conflict evolved and developed over time, from the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 through to the withdrawal in 2014.
His talk will delve into the major episodes of the conflict and explore the challenges and successes the British Army faced, from the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to the major advancements in kit and equipment. The War in Afghanistan has had a lasting impact on the Army and the role it plays in the world.
About the speaker
Sergio Miller is a former officer in the Intelligence Corps. For the last 25 years, he has worked in the defence industry and, until three years ago, continued to serve in the Army Reserve. He has written articles for the British Army Review and the Wavell Room, and is the author of a two-part history of the Vietnam War: ‘In Good Faith’ and ‘No Wider War’. He is currently working on an account of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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Sergio Miller’s new detailed account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan is based on the experiences of those who served. In this narrative, he explores how the conflict evolved and developed over time, from the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 through to the withdrawal in 2014.
His talk will delve into the major episodes of the conflict and explore the challenges and successes the British Army faced, from the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to the major advancements in kit and equipment. The War in Afghanistan has had a lasting impact on the Army and the role it plays in the world.
About the speaker
Sergio Miller is a former officer in the Intelligence Corps. For the last 25 years, he has worked in the defence industry and, until three years ago, continued to serve in the Army Reserve. He has written articles for the British Army Review and the Wavell Room, and is the author of a two-part history of the Vietnam War: ‘In Good Faith’ and ‘No Wider War’. He is currently working on an account of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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1:20
War In Afghanistan (2001–Present)
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The War in Afghanistan stems from the United States invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, when the United States of America and its allies successfully dro...
The War in Afghanistan stems from the United States invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, when the United States of America and its allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny Al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. Since the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014), of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war has afterwards mostly consisted of Taliban insurgents fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war is code named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel ; it is the longest war in US history.
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The War in Afghanistan stems from the United States invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, when the United States of America and its allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny Al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. Since the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014), of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war has afterwards mostly consisted of Taliban insurgents fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war is code named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel ; it is the longest war in US history.
- published: 12 Sep 2020
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58:55
911 the War in Afghanistan (Full Documentary)
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civi...
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban asked bin Laden to leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.[citation needed]
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force. One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct U.S. command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan. In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban. In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban asked bin Laden to leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.[citation needed]
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force. One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct U.S. command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan. In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban. In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.
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- published: 27 Oct 2014
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3:04
British troops in Afghanistan 2001-14: 13 lives remembered
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Thirteen years of British soldiers in Afghanistan told through the stories of thirteen lives lost. The Telegraph looks at some of the tributes as we remember al...
Thirteen years of British soldiers in Afghanistan told through the stories of thirteen lives lost. The Telegraph looks at some of the tributes as we remember all 453 British service personnel killed in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
The US began bombing Afghanistan less than 30 days after the Twin Towers in New York were razed to the ground.
On 2 October, 2001, Britain pledged to join the fight and just over six months later, Pt Darren George, a 23-year-old father, became the first British serviceman killed in the conflict.
Capt James Philippson, 29, was also among the first infrequent deaths in the early years of the war. He was killed by while rescuing ambushed service personnel without mission-essential kit.
His death prompted a row over insufficient and poorly maintained resources that would plague the rest of the conflict and seriously damage public perception of the war.
The death of Capt David Patton, 38, in 2006 ushered in a new phase, the Siege of Sangin, which became the most intense period of British fighting.
FS Adrian Davies was killed weeks later in the first of a series of accidents that claimed dozens of British lives. His Nimrod plane crashed in Kandahar, killing a crew of 14 service personnel aged between 22 and 49.
Each of their deaths - and nine more - are remembered in the video above as moments in the War in Afghanistan that represent the 453 British service personnel killed between 2001 and 2014.
A tribute to all the men and women who lost their lives in the conflict can be viewed at www.telegraph.co.uk/453remembered
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Thirteen years of British soldiers in Afghanistan told through the stories of thirteen lives lost. The Telegraph looks at some of the tributes as we remember all 453 British service personnel killed in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
The US began bombing Afghanistan less than 30 days after the Twin Towers in New York were razed to the ground.
On 2 October, 2001, Britain pledged to join the fight and just over six months later, Pt Darren George, a 23-year-old father, became the first British serviceman killed in the conflict.
Capt James Philippson, 29, was also among the first infrequent deaths in the early years of the war. He was killed by while rescuing ambushed service personnel without mission-essential kit.
His death prompted a row over insufficient and poorly maintained resources that would plague the rest of the conflict and seriously damage public perception of the war.
The death of Capt David Patton, 38, in 2006 ushered in a new phase, the Siege of Sangin, which became the most intense period of British fighting.
FS Adrian Davies was killed weeks later in the first of a series of accidents that claimed dozens of British lives. His Nimrod plane crashed in Kandahar, killing a crew of 14 service personnel aged between 22 and 49.
Each of their deaths - and nine more - are remembered in the video above as moments in the War in Afghanistan that represent the 453 British service personnel killed between 2001 and 2014.
A tribute to all the men and women who lost their lives in the conflict can be viewed at www.telegraph.co.uk/453remembered
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- published: 01 Dec 2014
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6:24
Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated
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After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https:...
After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy
Further reading:
“Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal
https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP
Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN
“Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ
“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
“Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6
“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
“Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf
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After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy
Further reading:
“Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal
https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP
Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN
“Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ
“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
“Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6
“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
“Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf
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- published: 20 Feb 2020
- views: 3455560
1:24
War In Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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The War in Afghanistan is a conflict following the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan when the United States and its allies drove the Taliban from power...
The War in Afghanistan is a conflict following the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan when the United States and its allies drove the Taliban from power in order to deny al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. After the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014) of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war mostly consisted of Taliban insurgencies fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war was code-named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
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The War in Afghanistan is a conflict following the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan when the United States and its allies drove the Taliban from power in order to deny al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. After the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014) of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war mostly consisted of Taliban insurgencies fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war was code-named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
- published: 17 Aug 2021
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11:26
How to lose a war in 20 years
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In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin...
In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. British forces went in alongside US troops. At the height of the conflict there were more than 130,000 NATO troops on the ground. By July 2021, nearly all NATO countries had fully withdrawn.
But, after 20 years of conflict, the Taliban again claim to be in control of Afghanistan.
In this video, we look at how the war in Afghanistan began, what Britain’s role was, and why the war lasted for 20 years.
Read more about 9/11 and Afghanistan and find out what IWM are doing to mark twenty years since the 9/11 attacks: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/911
#history #afghanistan #waronterror
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In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. British forces went in alongside US troops. At the height of the conflict there were more than 130,000 NATO troops on the ground. By July 2021, nearly all NATO countries had fully withdrawn.
But, after 20 years of conflict, the Taliban again claim to be in control of Afghanistan.
In this video, we look at how the war in Afghanistan began, what Britain’s role was, and why the war lasted for 20 years.
Read more about 9/11 and Afghanistan and find out what IWM are doing to mark twenty years since the 9/11 attacks: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/911
#history #afghanistan #waronterror
- published: 18 Aug 2021
- views: 385931
19:40
Truth About Afghanistan War After 9/11/2001
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- Duration: 19:40
- Uploaded Date: 20 Oct 2016
- views: 215
The untold truth about the Afghanistan War
The untold truth about the Afghanistan War
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3:00
Air Strike on Taliban Snipers | The Hornet's Nest
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- Duration: 3:00
- Uploaded Date: 12 Sep 2014
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US soldiers take fire from a nearby ridge. An airstrike is called in to remove the threat.
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1:43
afghanistan 2001
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- published: 04 Jan 2011
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1:07:34
The Complete History of The Afghanistan War | Documentary: Part 1
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On Sunday 15th August 2021, after an almost 20 year-long absence, the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital city of Kabul. As the US-led coalition withdrew, the...
On Sunday 15th August 2021, after an almost 20 year-long absence, the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital city of Kabul. As the US-led coalition withdrew, the Taliban regrouped and began expanding outward once again. Facing little opposition from the Afghan National Army that had been trained and equipped by western forces, they only grew bolder and began an almost Blitzkrieg-style campaign to retake villages, towns, cities and then entire provinces until they were once again in near-total control of a land that has seemingly only known bloodshed for the better part of fifty years.
The story of the Taliban is the story of Afghanistan in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Cloaked in Islamic ideology that even many of the most prominent Muslim countries have largely moved on from, Afghanistan under the Taliban was always a land that resisted the influence of outsiders with tenacity, ferocity and always in blood. The attempts by the great powers of the world to bring Afghanistan more in-line culturally with the wider world perspective particularly concerning the treatment of women and the application of science and technology has presented an arena where the tools of the modern world have waged battles with the determination of the old. Yet almost every foreign power that has gotten involved with Afghanistan has ultimately failed in its mission there hence, Afghanistan becoming known as the graveyard of empires.
In this the first part of a two-part special, we are going to examine the modern history of Afghanistan, investigate the origins and ideology of the Taliban and chart their rise and fall and then return to power. This is the Taliban’s Story. Welcome to Wars of the World.
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On Sunday 15th August 2021, after an almost 20 year-long absence, the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital city of Kabul. As the US-led coalition withdrew, the Taliban regrouped and began expanding outward once again. Facing little opposition from the Afghan National Army that had been trained and equipped by western forces, they only grew bolder and began an almost Blitzkrieg-style campaign to retake villages, towns, cities and then entire provinces until they were once again in near-total control of a land that has seemingly only known bloodshed for the better part of fifty years.
The story of the Taliban is the story of Afghanistan in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Cloaked in Islamic ideology that even many of the most prominent Muslim countries have largely moved on from, Afghanistan under the Taliban was always a land that resisted the influence of outsiders with tenacity, ferocity and always in blood. The attempts by the great powers of the world to bring Afghanistan more in-line culturally with the wider world perspective particularly concerning the treatment of women and the application of science and technology has presented an arena where the tools of the modern world have waged battles with the determination of the old. Yet almost every foreign power that has gotten involved with Afghanistan has ultimately failed in its mission there hence, Afghanistan becoming known as the graveyard of empires.
In this the first part of a two-part special, we are going to examine the modern history of Afghanistan, investigate the origins and ideology of the Taliban and chart their rise and fall and then return to power. This is the Taliban’s Story. Welcome to Wars of the World.
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Afghanistan War - Military Documentary HD
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war....
The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan[22][23] by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance.[24][25] The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[26]
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force.[27] One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct American command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.[28][29]
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".[30][31]
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan.[32] In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban.[33] In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.[34]
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.[
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan[22][23] by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance.[24][25] The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[26]
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force.[27] One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct American command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.[28][29]
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".[30][31]
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan.[32] In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban.[33] In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.[34]
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.[
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America’s Longest War: What Went Wrong in Afghanistan (2021)
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After nearly 20 years in Afghanistan, the US military, at President Biden's direction, withdrew troops from the country, bringing an end to America's longest war. In this CNN documentary, top US commanders from the war wrestle with mistakes and regrets to discover what went wrong. #CNN #News
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Barry, Ben, Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned Into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020).
Herring, G. K., “THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN: A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.” Edited by Williamson Murray. NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 2003), 161-186. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep12022.9.
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How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan
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On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of Afghanistan is now under Taliban control. It marks the end of an era: America’s longest war is now over, and it lost. And it happened fast, stunning the world and leaving many in the country racing to find an exit.
But even among those surprised by the way the end played out, many knew the war was destined to end badly. According to some experts, the seeds of disaster were planted back at the war’s very beginning.
Ever since the American war in Afghanistan began in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the US government has struggled with answering exactly why the military was there. In the very beginning the goal was relatively clear: to capture the perpetrator of the attacks, Osama bin Laden. But almost immediately, the goals became murkier, and more complicated.
In this video, investigative reporter Azmat Khan and former US ambassador to Afghanistan Michael McKinley explain what the US military was actually doing in Afghanistan, what it got wrong, and why America’s long intervention there is considered a failure.
Some of the sources we used in our reporting:
This report from Brown University’s Cost of War project has good data on how many Afghan civilians have beem killed in airstrikes:
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
The comparison of American attitudes towards the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are from Gallup polls:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/1633/iraq.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/167471/americans-view-afghanistan-war-mistake.aspx
This annual report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction provided us with a lot of information on US money and resources spent on Afghanistan since the start of the war:
https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf
The Long War Journal’s maps on Taliban control helped us visualize how they gained ground over time: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
Other sources that we recommend for understanding this story:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes By Anand Gopal: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805091793
The Whitewashing of the Afghan War by Emran Feroz: https://t.co/5y5UUDNyAl?amp=1
On the ground reporting by Ali M. Latifi: https://t.co/ibN6QeD7yV?amp=1
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers database: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/documents-database/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_21
Ghost Students, Ghost Teachers, Ghost School by Azmat Khan: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azmatkhan/the-big-lie-that-helped-justify-americas-war-in-afghanistan
We all lost Afghanistan by Michael McKinley: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-08-16/we-all-lost-afghanistan-taliban
Vox Reporting:
The rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, explained by Natasha Ishak: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/15/22626082/kabul-capital-fall-afghanistan-government-taliban-forces-explained
Who are the Taliban now, by Jen Kirby: https://www.vox.com/22626240/taliban-afghanistan-baradar
Why Biden was so set on withdrawing from Afghanistan, by Andrew Prokop: https://www.vox.com/2021/8/18/22629135/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-reasons
The history of US intervention in Afghanistan, from the Cold War to 9/11, by Emily Stewart: https://www.vox.com/world/22634008/us-troops-afghanistan-cold-war-bush-bin-laden
The US needs to meet its moral obligation to Afghan refugees, by Li Zhou: https://www.vox.com/22627834/afghanistan-refugee-policy-vietnam
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Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated
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After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX
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“Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal
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Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN
“Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ
“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
“Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6
“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
“Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf
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Why Afghanistan is Headed to War With ALL its Neighbors
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Uncovered Footage From War in Afghanistan
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What Really Happened During US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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The US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan was the embodiment of chaos, where goodwill, bravery, savagery, and downright deadly mistakes snowballed into something unbelievably nightmarish. Don't miss today's epic new video as we break down the entire story and all of the complete chaos involved in the United States military presence in Afghanistan.
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The Taliban, explained
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The roots of the Taliban movement go back to 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. They were there to prop up a communist Afghan government that was supported by a minority of urban residents. But the vast majority of Afghans lived in rural areas. Here, authority came from tribal and ethnic groups, and life revolved around conservative practices of Islam.
Rural Afghans formed militias called mujahideen and drove out the Soviets. But then they fell into a civil war with each other. Out of this chaos emerged a group of Islamic teachers and students called the Taliban. They swept through the country, destroying mujahideen groups and imposing a strict order. In 1996, they took the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban ruled Afghanistan until 2001, when the US invaded.
In a sense, the cycle of invasion and rebellion began again. Urban areas were reformed while rural areas suffered, allowing the Taliban to resurge. In 2021, the Taliban took back Kabul and the country.
Further Reading:
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes, Anand Gopal
SIGAR quarterly reports: https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2021-10-30qr.pdf
Ghost Wars, Steve Coll
Directorate S, Steve Coll
Taliban: The Unknown Enemy, James Ferguson
The Rise and Fall of Taliban Regime (1994-2001), Dr. Qamar Fatima
Across the Divide, William T. Vollman, The New Yorker
Road Rage, Kathy Gannon, the New Yorker
The Other Afghan Women, Anand Gopal, The New Yorker
The Long War Journal: https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan
These reports from Human Rights Watch and Brown University’s Cost of War project has data that helped us understand Afghan civilian casualties throughout these wars:
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2008/afghanistan0908/3.htm#_Toc208224420
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf
These reports from the US Government Accountability Office and USAID provided us with useful information on the US-funded reconstruction projects in Afghanistan:
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-08-689.pdf
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-oct-2002
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/usaid-field-report-afghanistan-mar-2003
Afghanistan and Me: https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/afghanistan-and-me/id73802620?i=1000535848733
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War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
The War in Afghanistan (2015–present) refers to the period of the war in Afghanistan following the 2001–2014 phase led by the United States. The U.S.-led war followed the September 11 attacks, aiming to dismantle al-Qaeda and deny it a safe-haven in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. After 2001, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) became increasingly involved, eventually running combat operations, under the direction of a U.S. commander. On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan and transferred full security responsibility to the Afghan government via a ceremony in Kabul, marking the beginning of the new phase of the conflict.
The planned partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, as well as NATO troops, and the transfer of many combat roles from NATO forces to the Afghan security forces occurred between 2011 and 2014. A bilateral security agreement was signed between the US and Afghanistan that would allow NATO troops to remain after the withdrawal date in an advisory and counter-terrorism capacity. The NATO troop presence would amount to approximately 13,000 troops including 9,800 Americans.
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Pride and Fall: The British Army in Afghanistan, 2001-14
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Sergio Miller’s new detailed account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan is based on the experiences of those who served. In this narrative, he explores how the conflict evolved and developed over time, from the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 through to the withdrawal in 2014.
His talk will delve into the major episodes of the conflict and explore the challenges and successes the British Army faced, from the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to the major advancements in kit and equipment. The War in Afghanistan has had a lasting impact on the Army and the role it plays in the world.
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Sergio Miller is a former officer in the Intelligence Corps. For the last 25 years, he has worked in the defence industry and, until three years ago, continued to serve in the Army Reserve. He has written articles for the British Army Review and the Wavell Room, and is the author of a two-part history of the Vietnam War: ‘In Good Faith’ and ‘No Wider War’. He is currently working on an account of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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The War in Afghanistan stems from the United States invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, when the United States of America and its allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny Al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. Since the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014), of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war has afterwards mostly consisted of Taliban insurgents fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war is code named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel ; it is the longest war in US history.
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban asked bin Laden to leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance. The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.[citation needed]
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force. One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct U.S. command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan. In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban. In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.
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British troops in Afghanistan 2001-14: 13 lives remembered
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Thirteen years of British soldiers in Afghanistan told through the stories of thirteen lives lost. The Telegraph looks at some of the tributes as we remember all 453 British service personnel killed in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
The US began bombing Afghanistan less than 30 days after the Twin Towers in New York were razed to the ground.
On 2 October, 2001, Britain pledged to join the fight and just over six months later, Pt Darren George, a 23-year-old father, became the first British serviceman killed in the conflict.
Capt James Philippson, 29, was also among the first infrequent deaths in the early years of the war. He was killed by while rescuing ambushed service personnel without mission-essential kit.
His death prompted a row over insufficient and poorly maintained resources that would plague the rest of the conflict and seriously damage public perception of the war.
The death of Capt David Patton, 38, in 2006 ushered in a new phase, the Siege of Sangin, which became the most intense period of British fighting.
FS Adrian Davies was killed weeks later in the first of a series of accidents that claimed dozens of British lives. His Nimrod plane crashed in Kandahar, killing a crew of 14 service personnel aged between 22 and 49.
Each of their deaths - and nine more - are remembered in the video above as moments in the War in Afghanistan that represent the 453 British service personnel killed between 2001 and 2014.
A tribute to all the men and women who lost their lives in the conflict can be viewed at www.telegraph.co.uk/453remembered
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“Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY
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“America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt
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War In Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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The War in Afghanistan is a conflict following the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan when the United States and its allies drove the Taliban from power in order to deny al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. After the initial objectives were completed, a coalition of over 40 countries formed a security mission in the country called International Security Assistance Force in 2014) of which certain members were involved in military combat allied with Afghanistan's government. The war mostly consisted of Taliban insurgencies fighting against the Afghan Armed Forces and allied forces; the majority of ISAF/RS soldiers and personnel are American. The war was code-named by the US as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
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How to lose a war in 20 years
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In 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. British forces went in alongside US troops. At the height of the conflict there were more than 130,000 NATO troops on the ground. By July 2021, nearly all NATO countries had fully withdrawn.
But, after 20 years of conflict, the Taliban again claim to be in control of Afghanistan.
In this video, we look at how the war in Afghanistan began, what Britain’s role was, and why the war lasted for 20 years.
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Truth About Afghanistan War After 9/11/2001
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Air Strike on Taliban Snipers | The Hornet's Nest
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The Complete History of The Afghanistan War | Documentary: Part 1
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On Sunday 15th August 2021, after an almost 20 year-long absence, the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital city of Kabul. As the US-led coalition withdrew, the Taliban regrouped and began expanding outward once again. Facing little opposition from the Afghan National Army that had been trained and equipped by western forces, they only grew bolder and began an almost Blitzkrieg-style campaign to retake villages, towns, cities and then entire provinces until they were once again in near-total control of a land that has seemingly only known bloodshed for the better part of fifty years.
The story of the Taliban is the story of Afghanistan in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Cloaked in Islamic ideology that even many of the most prominent Muslim countries have largely moved on from, Afghanistan under the Taliban was always a land that resisted the influence of outsiders with tenacity, ferocity and always in blood. The attempts by the great powers of the world to bring Afghanistan more in-line culturally with the wider world perspective particularly concerning the treatment of women and the application of science and technology has presented an arena where the tools of the modern world have waged battles with the determination of the old. Yet almost every foreign power that has gotten involved with Afghanistan has ultimately failed in its mission there hence, Afghanistan becoming known as the graveyard of empires.
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks, and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and denying it a safe basis of operation in Afghanistan[22][23] by removing the Taliban from power.
U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country, but declined to extradite him without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The United States refused to negotiate and launched Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001 with the United Kingdom. The two were later joined by other forces, including the Northern Alliance.[24][25] The U.S. and its allies drove the Taliban from power and built military bases near major cities across the country. Most al-Qaeda and Taliban were not captured, escaping to neighboring Pakistan or retreating to rural or remote mountainous regions.
In December 2001, the United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), to oversee military operations in the country and train Afghan National Security Forces. At the Bonn Conference in December 2001, Hamid Karzai was selected to head the Afghan Interim Administration, which after a 2002 loya jirga in Kabul became the Afghan Transitional Administration. In the popular elections of 2004, Karzai was elected president of the country, now named the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[26]
In 2003, NATO assumed leadership of ISAF, with troops from 43 countries. NATO members provided the core of the force.[27] One portion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan operated under NATO command; the rest remained under direct American command. Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.[28][29]
Though vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the Taliban insurgents, most notably the Haqqani Network and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, have waged asymmetric warfare with guerilla raids and ambushes in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets and turncoat killings against coalition forces. The Taliban exploited weaknesses in the Afghan government, among the most corrupt in the world, to reassert influence across rural areas of southern and eastern Afghanistan. ISAF responded in 2006 by increasing troops for counterinsurgency operations to "clear and hold" villages and "nation building" projects to "win hearts and minds".[30][31]
While ISAF continued to battle the Taliban insurgency, fighting crossed into neighboring North-West Pakistan.[32] In 2004, the Pakistani Army began to clash with local tribes hosting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The US military launched drone attacks in Pakistan to kill insurgent leaders. This resulted in the start of an insurgency in Waziristan in 2007.
On 2 May 2011, United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, Pakistan. In May 2012, NATO leaders endorsed an exit strategy for withdrawing their forces. UN-backed peace talks have since taken place between the Afghan government and the Taliban.[33] In May 2014, the United States announced that its combat operations would end in 2014, leaving just a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.[34]
As of 2013, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers and civilian contractors as well as over 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces had been killed.[
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