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This twenty-year armed conflict (2001–2021) is referred to as the War in Afghanistan [93] in order to distinguish it from the country's various other wars, [94] notably the ongoing Afghan conflict of which it was a part, [95] and the Soviet–Afghan War.
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar , appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic .
A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division with a dead insurgent's hand on his shoulder. On April 18, 2012, the Los Angeles Times released photos of U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead insurgents, after a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division gave the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to "a breakdown in security, discipline and professionalism" among U.S ...
Fall of Kabul (2021) / 34.3131; 69.1042 ( Kabul, Afghanistan) On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan 's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic ...
Afghan conflict. Part of the Cold War (1978–1991) and the Global War on Terrorism (2001–2021) Development of the Afghan Civil War from the Peshawar Accord in April 1992 to the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. Date. 27 April 1978 – present.
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi. 25 November 2001. 1 December 2001. Qala-i-Jangi District. Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan. Battle of Takur Ghar. 4 March 2002. 5 March 2002. The peak of Takur Ghar.
The Afghan Victim Memorial Project database and photos "War Against Terrorism" in Afghanistan; Casualties in Afghanistan & Iraq; War Report Afghan Archives – Civilian Casualties; Casualty Monitor: Monitoring and analysis of data on civilian and British military casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq Archived 2019-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
Kandahar is the second largest city of Afghanistan and one of the most strategic, as a key hub to the south of the country. The capture of Kandahar is expected to give the Taliban a major morale boost, as the movement was founded in the city in 1994 during the 1992–1996 Afghan Civil War. See also. 2021 Taliban offensive. Capture of Zaranj