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It begins
President George W. Bush announces that U.S. and British forces have begun airstrikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan.Operation Enduring Freedom begins, after the 9/11 attakcs on the twin towers. -
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Operation Enduring Freedom
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Fall of Kabul
U.S. airstrikes and ground attacks by the anti-Taliban Afghan Northern Alliance. Which leads to the fall of Kabul. -
Bagram Air Base bomb
suicide bomber blows up a checkpoint at Bagram Air Base, killing around 20. Taliban insurgents claim Vice President Dick Cheney was the target of the attack. -
Protests
Violent protests break out in Afghanistan over reports that Qurans were burned at a U.S. military base. -
bombers at US-Afghan Base
Two suicide bombers strike a joint U.S.-Afghan military base. Killing 13 and wounding 78 US and Afghani troops. -
Afghan National Security Forces
Afghan National Security Forces formally take over combat operations. -
announcement of the withdrawaling of US troops
President Obama announces that the United States combat mission in Afghanistan will end in December 2014. -
Joint Security Agreement
The United States and Afghanistan sign a joint security agreement. That will allow U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond the previous December deadline to withdraw. -
Troops leave
After 13 years, the United States and NATO end their combat mission with Afghanistan. Obama sends troops back home.