![]() By 2007, large parts of Afghanistan had been retaken by the Taliban. ![]() Insurgents from the Taliban and other Islamist groups waged asymmetric warfare, fighting with guerrilla warfare in the countryside, suicide attacks against urban targets, and reprisals against perceived Afghan collaborators. By 2003, the Taliban had reorganized under their founder, Mullah Omar, and began a widespread insurgency against the new Afghan government and coalition forces. A new Afghan Interim Administration was established, and international rebuilding efforts were launched. The U.S.-led coalition remained in Afghanistan, forming a security mission (ISAF)-sanctioned by the United Nations-with the goal of creating a new democratic authority in the country that would prevent the Taliban from returning to power. Afghanistan was invaded and the Taliban and its allies were soon expelled from major population centers by the U.S.-led forces, supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance however, bin Laden relocated to neighboring Pakistan. declared Operation Enduring Freedom, as part of the earlier-declared War on Terror. Bush demanded that the Taliban immediately extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to the United States the Taliban refused to do so without evidence of bin Laden's involvement. It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately 6 months.įollowing the September 11 attacks, U.S. The conflict ultimately ended with the 2021 Taliban offensive, which overthrew the Islamic Republic, and re-established the Islamic Emirate. It began when an international military coalition led by the United States launched an invasion of Afghanistan, toppling the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate and establishing the internationally recognized Islamic Republic three years later. The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict from 2001 to 2021. High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: 3,000–3,500
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