War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Part of the Global War on Terrorism, the continuous Afghanistan conflict, the Second Cold War, and the Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
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.)
Date 11 September 2001 – present (23 years, 2 months, 1 week and 3 days) First phase: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014 Second phase: 1 January 2015 – present Location Afghanistan, with spillovers in Pakistan and India Status ongoing Territorial changes Taliban loose power
Belligerents
Afghan Government United States Pakistan United Kingdom France Germany Italy Denmark Canada Australia Israel	Taliban al-Qaeda ISIS Alleged support Iran Syria Russia Saudi Arabia China Pakistan Turkmenistan	Afghan Hezbollah Hezbollah Iran Armenia Russia China Syria Venezuela Iraq Taliban (Allegedly)

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