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The war is still going on. Pashnir conflict is still going on. This means the war is not over yet. Just the taliban offensive stop.
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| caption = '''Clockwise from top-left:''' British [[Royal Marines]] during a clearance in [[Helmand Province]]; U.S. soldiers in a firefight with Taliban forces in [[Kunar Province]]; An [[Afghan National Army]] soldier surveying atop a [[Humvee]]; Afghan and U.S. soldiers move through snow in [[Logar Province]]; Canadian forces fire an [[M777 howitzer]] in Helmand Province; An Afghan soldier surveying a valley in [[Parwan Province]]; British troops preparing to board a [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Chinook]] during [[Operation Tor Shezada]].<br />(For a map of the current military situation in Afghanistan, see [[Template:Taliban insurgency detailed map|here]].)
| caption = '''Clockwise from top-left:''' British [[Royal Marines]] during a clearance in [[Helmand Province]]; U.S. soldiers in a firefight with Taliban forces in [[Kunar Province]]; An [[Afghan National Army]] soldier surveying atop a [[Humvee]]; Afghan and U.S. soldiers move through snow in [[Logar Province]]; Canadian forces fire an [[M777 howitzer]] in Helmand Province; An Afghan soldier surveying a valley in [[Parwan Province]]; British troops preparing to board a [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Chinook]] during [[Operation Tor Shezada]].<br />(For a map of the current military situation in Afghanistan, see [[Template:Taliban insurgency detailed map|here]].)
| date= 7 October 2001 – 15 August 2021<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=7|year1=2001}})
| date= 7 October 2001 – present<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=7|year1=2001}})
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: [[Operation Enduring Freedom|First phase]]: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014
: [[Operation Enduring Freedom|First phase]]: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014
: [[Operation Freedom's Sentinel|Second phase]]: 1 January 2015 – 15 August 2021
: [[Operation Freedom's Sentinel|Second phase]]: 1 January 2015 – present
| place= [[Afghanistan]]
| place= [[Afghanistan]]
| territory= Taliban capture of [[Northern Alliance]] [[c:File:Taliban_government_(early_2001).png|territory]] except [[Panjshir Resistance|Panjshir]]
| territory= Taliban capture of [[Northern Alliance]] [[c:File:Taliban_government_(early_2001).png|territory]] except [[Panjshir Resistance|Panjshir]]
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| combatant3a = '''RS phase (2015–2021):'''<br />{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province|ISIL–KP]]<ref name="find sanctuary">{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-officials-islamic-state-finds-sanctuary-in-afghanistan/4122270.html|title=Afghan Officials: Islamic State Fighters Finding Sanctuary in Afghanistan|last=Seldin|first=Jeff|date=18 November 2017|work=VOA News|issn=0261-3077|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
| combatant3a = '''RS phase (2015–2021):'''<br />{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province|ISIL–KP]]<ref name="find sanctuary">{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-officials-islamic-state-finds-sanctuary-in-afghanistan/4122270.html|title=Afghan Officials: Islamic State Fighters Finding Sanctuary in Afghanistan|last=Seldin|first=Jeff|date=18 November 2017|work=VOA News|issn=0261-3077|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
*[[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan|IMU]]<ref name="IMU joins ISIL">{{cite web|url=http://www.khaama.com/uzbek-militants-in-afghanistan-pledge-allegiance-to-isis-in-beheading-video-9962|title=Uzbek militants in Afghanistan pledge allegiance to ISIS in beheading video|publisher=khaama.com}}</ref>
*[[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan|IMU]]<ref name="IMU joins ISIL">{{cite web|url=http://www.khaama.com/uzbek-militants-in-afghanistan-pledge-allegiance-to-isis-in-beheading-video-9962|title=Uzbek militants in Afghanistan pledge allegiance to ISIS in beheading video|publisher=khaama.com}}</ref>
| combatant1b = '''Taliban phase (2021-):'''<br />{{flagicon image|Northern Alliance flag flown in Panjshir (2021).png}} [[Second Resistance]]
| combatant2b = '''Taliban phase (2021-):'''<br />{{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]]
| combatant3b = '''Taliban phase (2021-):'''<br />{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province|ISIL–KP]]
| commander1= {{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Amrullah Saleh]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Biden]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Boris Johnson]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Scott Morrison]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Mattarella]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mario Draghi]]<br />{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Angela Merkel]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of the Resolute Support Mission.svg}} [[Austin S. Miller|Austin S. Miller]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg}} [[John F. Campbell (general)|John F. Campbell]]<br>{{collapsible list|title='''Former'''|{{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Hamid Karzai]]<br />{{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Ashraf Ghani]]<br />{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gerhard Schröder]]}}<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Giorgio Napolitano]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Silvio Berlusconi]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Romano Prodi]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mario Monti]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Letta]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Matteo Renzi]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Gentiloni]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Conte]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Blair]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Gordon Brown]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[David Cameron]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Theresa May]]<br />{{flagicon|United States}} [[George W. Bush]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Barack Obama]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald Trump]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jean Chrétien]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Paul Martin]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Stephen Harper]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[John Howard]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kevin Rudd]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Julia Gillard]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tony Abbott]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Malcolm Turnbull]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg}} [[International Security Assistance Force#List of Commanders|List of former ISAF Commanders]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Resolute Support Mission.svg}} [[Resolute Support Mission#List of Commanders|List of former RS Commanders]]}}
| commander1= {{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Amrullah Saleh]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Biden]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Boris Johnson]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Scott Morrison]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Mattarella]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mario Draghi]]<br />{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Angela Merkel]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of the Resolute Support Mission.svg}} [[Austin S. Miller|Austin S. Miller]]<br />{{flagicon image|Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg}} [[John F. Campbell (general)|John F. Campbell]]<br>{{collapsible list|title='''Former'''|{{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Hamid Karzai]]<br />{{flagicon|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Ashraf Ghani]]<br />{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gerhard Schröder]]}}<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Giorgio Napolitano]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Silvio Berlusconi]]<br />{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Romano Prodi]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mario Monti]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Letta]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Matteo Renzi]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Gentiloni]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Conte]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Blair]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Gordon Brown]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[David Cameron]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Theresa May]]<br />{{flagicon|United States}} [[George W. Bush]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Barack Obama]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald Trump]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jean Chrétien]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Paul Martin]]<br />{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Stephen Harper]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[John Howard]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Kevin Rudd]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Julia Gillard]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tony Abbott]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Malcolm Turnbull]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg}} [[International Security Assistance Force#List of Commanders|List of former ISAF Commanders]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Resolute Support Mission.svg}} [[Resolute Support Mission#List of Commanders|List of former RS Commanders]]}}
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Revision as of 17:48, 19 August 2021

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Part of the Global War on Terrorism, and
the continuous Afghanistan conflict

Clockwise from top-left: British Royal Marines during a clearance in Helmand Province; U.S. soldiers in a firefight with Taliban forces in Kunar Province; An Afghan National Army soldier surveying atop a Humvee; Afghan and U.S. soldiers move through snow in Logar Province; Canadian forces fire an M777 howitzer in Helmand Province; An Afghan soldier surveying a valley in Parwan Province; British troops preparing to board a Chinook during Operation Tor Shezada.
(For a map of the current military situation in Afghanistan, see here.)
Date7 October 2001 – present
(23 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
First phase: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014
Second phase: 1 January 2015 – present
Location
Afghanistan
Result

Taliban victory

Territorial
changes		 Taliban capture of Northern Alliance territory except Panjshir
Belligerents
Invasion (2001):
Afghanistan Northern Alliance
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Australia
 Italy
 New Zealand[1]
 Germany[2]		 Invasion (2001):
Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[3]
al-Qaeda
055 Brigade[4][5]
IMU[6]
TNSM[7]
ETIM[8]

ISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):
 Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
(2002–2004)
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
(2004 – 15 Aug 2021)


ISAF
(2001–2015)
Resolute Support
(2015–2021) (36 countries)[9]

ISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):
Afghanistan Taliban

al-Qaeda
(al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)[12]
Afghanistan Taliban splinter groups
Supported by:

RS phase (2015–2021):
ISIL–KP[27]

Taliban phase (2021-):
Second Resistance		 Taliban phase (2021-):
Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan		 Taliban phase (2021-):
ISIL–KP
Commanders and leaders
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh
United States Joe Biden
United Kingdom Boris Johnson
Australia Scott Morrison
Italy Sergio Mattarella
Italy Mario Draghi
Germany Angela Merkel
Austin S. Miller
John F. Campbell
Former
 Afghanistan Mohammed Omar #
Afghanistan Akhtar Mansoor †
Afghanistan A. G. Baradar (POW)[29]
Afghanistan Hibatullah Akhundzada[11]
Afghanistan Jalaluddin Haqqani #[30]
Afghanistan Obaidullah Akhund †[29]
Afghanistan Dadullah Akhund †[29]
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Osama bin Laden †
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Asim Umar †
Afghanistan Muhammad Rasul (POW)[15]
Haji Najibullah[31]		 Shahab al-Muhajir [32]
Hafiz Saeed Khan †
Mawlavi Habib Ur Rahman[33]
Abdul Haseeb Logari †
Abdul Rahman Ghaleb †
Abu Saad Erhabi †
Abdullah Orokzai  (POW)
Qari Hekmat †
Mufti Nemat Surrendered
Dawood Ahmad Sofi †
Mohamed Zahran †
Ishfaq Ahmed Sofi †
Strength

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan National Security Forces: 352,000[34]
Resolute Support Mission: ~17,000[35]

Military Contractors: 20,000+[36]

Afghanistan Taliban: 60,000
(tentative estimate)[37]

HIG: 1,500–2,000+[41]
al-Qaeda: ~300[42][43][44] (~ 3,000 in 2001)[42]

Afghanistan IEHCA: 3,000–3,500[15]
Fidai Mahaz: 8,000[31]		 Islamic State ISIL–KP: 3,500–4,000 (2018, in Afghanistan)[45]
Casualties and losses

Afghan security forces:
67,558–70,558+ killed[46][47]
Northern Alliance:
200 killed[48][49][50][51][52]

Coalition:
Dead: 3,576

Wounded: 22,773

  • United States: 19,950[54]
  • United Kingdom: 2,188[55]
  • Canada: 635[56]

Contractors
Dead: 3,937[57][58]
Wounded: 15,000+[57][58]

Total killed: 73,295+		 51,191+ killed (per the Watson Institute as of 15 April 2021;[46] 2,000+ al-Qaeda fighters)[42] ISIL–KP: 2,400+ killed[27]

Civilians killed: 47,960+[46]

Total killed: 212,191+ (per UCDP)[59]

a The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.[60]

b The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017.[61]

Footnotes

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  12. ^ https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/al-qaeda-operates-under-taliban-protection-un-report-721719
  13. ^ Rod Nordland (19 May 2012). "In Afghanistan, New Group Begins Campaign of Terror". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  14. ^ Rod Nordland; Jawad Sukhanyar; Taimoor Shah (19 June 2017). "Afghan Government Quietly Aids Breakaway Taliban Faction". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Matthew DuPée (January 2018). "Red on Red: Analyzing Afghanistan's Intra-Insurgency Violence". Combating Terrorism Center. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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  19. ^ "Report: Iran pays $1,000 for each U.S. soldier killed by the Taliban". NBC News. 9 May 2010.
  20. ^ Tabatabai, Ariane M. (9 August 2019). "Iran's cooperation with the Taliban could affect talks on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan". The Washington Post.
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  22. ^ Martinez, Luis (10 July 2020). "Top Pentagon officials say Russian bounty program not corroborated". ABC News.
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  26. ^ "China offered Afghan militants bounties to attack US soldiers: reports". Deutsche Welle. 31 December 2020.
  27. ^ a b Seldin, Jeff (18 November 2017). "Afghan Officials: Islamic State Fighters Finding Sanctuary in Afghanistan". VOA News. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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  29. ^ a b c "'Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead'". The Express Tribune. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  30. ^ "'The Kennedys of the Taliban movement' lose their patriarch". NBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  31. ^ a b "Mullah Najibullah: Too Radical for the Taliban". Newsweek. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  32. ^ "Who Is the New Leader of Islamic State-Khorasan Province?". Lawfare. September 2, 2020.
  33. ^ Shalizi, Hamid (April 7, 2018). "Afghan air strike kills Islamic State commander" – via www.reuters.com.
  34. ^ "The Afghan National Security Forces Beyond 2014: Will They Be Ready?" (PDF). Centre for Security Governance. February 2014.
  35. ^ "NATO and Afghanistan". NATO. 6 July 2021.
  36. ^ Peters, Heidi M.; Plagakis, Sofia (10 May 2019). "Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Afghanistan and Iraq: 2007-2018". crsreports.congress.gov. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  37. ^ Akmal Dawi. "Despite Massive Taliban Death Toll No Drop in Insurgency". Voanews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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  39. ^ Reuters. "Sirajuddin Haqqani dares US to attack N Waziristan, by Reuters, Published: September 24, 2011". Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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  47. ^ The New York Times reported at least 1,558 security forces members and 715 civilians were killed in the period between 1 May and 5 August 2021.[1][2][3][4]
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  56. ^ "Over 2,000 Canadians were wounded in Afghan mission: report". National Post. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  57. ^ a b "U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) – Defense Base Act Case Summary by Nation". Dol.gov. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  58. ^ a b T. Christian Miller (23 September 2009). "U.S. Government Private Contract Worker Deaths and Injuries". Projects.propublica.org. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  59. ^ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". www.ucdp.uu.se.
  60. ^ "International Security Assistance Force (ISAF): Key Facts and Figures" (PDF).
  61. ^ "Resolute Support Mission (RSM): Key Facts and Figures" (PDF).
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