Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan2002–2004 administration in Afghanistan Afghan Transitional AdministrationDate formed19 June 2002 (2002-06-19)Date dissolved7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)People and organisationsHead of stateHamid KarzaiHead of governmentHamid KarzaiNo.
TalibanThe Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the ruling government and religious organization of Afghanistan, as well as a militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism.
Ashraf GhaniMohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (born 19 May 1949) is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021. Ghani was born in Logar, then part of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. After his grade-school education in Afghanistan, he spent much of his time abroad, studying in Lebanon and the United States.
Afghanistan and the United NationsAfghanistan officially joined the United Nations on 19 November 1946 as the Kingdom of Afghanistan. In June 1945, the month after war had ended in Europe, representatives from 50 countries came together and drew up the UN Charter, which was signed on 26 June 1945. The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945. As one of the UN's earliest members, Afghanistan has contributed to the work of the world body, including through its diverse and unique culture.
United States invasion of AfghanistanBelligerentsNorthern AllianceUnited StatesUnited KingdomFranceCanadaItalyTurkeyGermanyAustraliaNew ZealandIranIslamic Emirate of AfghanistanTalibanHaqqani networkNon-state allies:Al-Qaeda055 BrigadeIslamic Movement of UzbekistanTehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-MohammadiJama'at al-Tawhid wal-JihadCommanders and leadersBurhanuddin RabbaniAbdul Rashid DostumMuhammad MohaqiqGeorge W. BushDonald RumsfeldTony BlairGeoff HoonJacques ChiracAlain RichardJean ChrétienArt EggletonJohn HowardPeter ReithRobert HillSilvio BerlusconiAntonio MartinoAhmet Necdet SezerSabahattin ÇakmakoğluGerhard SchröderRudolf ScharpingHelen ClarkMark BurtonYahya SafaviMullah OmarObaidullah AkhundJalaluddin HaqqaniOsama bin LadenAyman al-ZawahiriMohammed AtefXTohir YoʻldoshJuma NamanganiSufi MuhammadAbu Musab al-Zarqawi (WIA)Strength 5,500 15,000–20,000 45,00010,000 Pakistani volunteers (claimed) 2,700Casualties and losses 13 killed (including 1 CIA officer and 4 non-combat deaths) 600 killed 8,000–12,000 killed or 15,000 killed/captured 1,537–2,375 civilians killedMajor operationsMountain ViperAsbury Park2006 Taliban offensivePerthChoraFirebase AnacondaShewanBalamorghabSabzakDerapetDoanKunduz (2015)OmariTarinkotKunduz (2016)Boz QandahariDarzab (2017)FarahDarzab (2018)Kunar (2019–2020)Ghazni2021 Taliban offensiveZaranjKunduzHeratKandaharLashkargahKabulAirstrikesSayyd Alma KalayUruzgan weddingHyderabadGora PraiHaska Meyna/Deh BalaAzizabadWech BaghtuGranaiKunduz (2009)Uruzgan helicopterSangin (2010)Mano GaiBaraki BarakKapisaKunarKunduz hospitalSangin (2017)NangarharKunduz madrassaMajor insurgent attacks2002Kabul2007Attempted assassination of Dick CheneyS Korean hostageBaghlan sugar factory2008KandaharSpin BoldakKhostKabul Indian embassyKabul hotel2009Kabul raidsKabul NATOKandaharKabul Indian embassyKabul UN guesthouseCamp Chapman2010Kabul (Jan)Kabul (Feb)Kabul (May)Nadahan2011LogarKabul hotelNimruzZabulKabul (Sep)Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif2012RaidsCamp BastionFOB Salerno Attack2013FarahKabul courtKabul palaceJalalabadHerat2014Kabul restaurantKabul hotelHerat Indian consulateBagram1st Paktika2nd PaktikaKabul school2015JalalabadKabul hotelKabul ParliamentKhostKabul policeKabul AirportKabul NATOGhazniKandaharKabul Spanish embassyBagram2016JalalabadKabul NDSKunduz-Takhar highwayKabul Canadian embassyWardakKabul Hazara protestKabul UniversityKabul Defense MinistryMazar-i-SharifBagram2017Bombings (Jan)Kabul hospitalCamp ShaheenKabul (May)Herat (Jun)June LashkargahHerat (Aug)Gardez & GhazniKabul & GhorKabul Shi'ite2018Kabul hotelJalalabad (Save the Children)Kabul ambulanceKabul (Mar)Kabul (22 Apr)Kabul (30 Apr)Jalalabad (Jul)BaghlanKabul (Sep)Jalalabad (Sep)2019Maidan SharCamp ShorabakKabul mosqueKabul Defense MinistryGhazniKabul officeFarahKabul policeKabul weddingKabul (Sep)Charikar & KabulQalatJalalabadHaska MeynaBagram2020Kabul (6 Mar)Kabul gurdwaraMayJuneJulyAugustJalalabadSeptemberOctoberNovemberKabul UniversityDecember2021Jan-AugKabul schoolMassacresDasht-i-LeiliShinwarNangarNarangMaywandKhatabaBadakhshanKandaharFOB DelhiOtherU.S. urination incidentQuran burning protestsInsurgents' bodiesU.S.–Afghan agreementUnited States–Taliban dealU.S. withdrawal 2011–20162020–2021Peace process2021 Kabul airliftShortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the United States declared the war on terror and subsequently led a multinational military operation against Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Afghan Interim Administration2001–2002 administration in Afghanistan Afghan Interim AdministrationProvisional government of the Islamic State of AfghanistanDate formed22 December 2001 (2001-12-22)Date dissolved13 June 2002 (2002-06-13)People and organisationsHead of stateHamid KarzaiHead of governmentHamid KarzaiDeputy head of governmentMohammed Fahim, Sima Samar, Muhammad Mohaqiq, Mohammad Shakir Kargar and Hedayat Amin ArsalaNo.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)U.S Armed conflict in South AsiaBelligerentsInvasion (2001):United StatesNorthern AllianceUnited KingdomFranceCanadaItalyGermanyAustraliaNew ZealandIranInvasion (2001):Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanTalibanHaqqani networkNon-state allies:Al-Qaeda055 BrigadeIMUTNSMJTJISAF/RS phase (2001–2021): Islamic State of Afghanistan (2001–2002) Afghan Transitional Authority (2002–2004) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) ISAF (2001–2014; 51 countries) United States United Kingdom Canada Germany Australia Italy New Zealand France Turkey Georgia (country) Jordan Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Czech Republic North Macedonia Denmark Armenia Azerbaijan Finland Croatia Hungary Norway Lithuania Mongolia United Arab Emirates Belgium Portugal Slovakia Netherlands Montenegro Latvia Sweden Albania Ukraine Bosnia–Herzegovina Greece Ireland Iceland Estonia Austria Malaysia Slovenia Colombia Switzerland Bahrain El Salvador Luxembourg South Korea Tonga Singapore Resolute Support (2015–2021; 36 countries)High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (allegedly; from 2015)Khost Protection Force and other pro-government paramilitariesISAF/RS phase (2001–2021): TalibanHaqqani network (from 2002) Al-QaedaAQISTJA Taliban splinter groups Dadullah Front (from 2012)Fidai Mahaz (from 2013)Other allies:Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin(intermittently until 2016)Islamic Jihad Union(from 2002)Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (until 2015)Turkistan Islamic PartyLashkar-e-JhangviPakistani TalibanLashkar-e-IslamRS phase (2015–2021):Islamic State (from 2015) ISIL–KPIMUCommanders and leadersListHamid KarzaiAshraf GhaniGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaDonald TrumpJoe BidenDonald RumsfeldRobert GatesLeon PanettaChuck HagelAsh CarterJim MattisMark EsperLloyd AustinTony BlairGordon BrownDavid CameronTheresa MayBoris JohnsonGeoff HoonJohn ReidDesmond BrowneJohn HuttonRobert AinsworthLiam FoxPhilip HammondMichael FallonGavin WilliamsonPenelope MordauntBen WallaceJean ChrétienPaul MartinStephen HarperJustin TrudeauGerhard SchröderAngela MerkelJohn HowardKevin RuddJulia GillardTony AbbottMalcolm TurnbullScott MorrisonSilvio BerlusconiRomano ProdiMario MontiEnrico LettaMatteo RenziPaolo GentiloniGiuseppe ConteMario DraghiHelen ClarkJohn KeyBill EnglishJacinda ArdernKenneth F. McKenzie Jr.John F. CampbellList of former ISAF CommandersList of former RS Commanders Nangialai † Abdul Manan Niazi †ListMullah Omar #Akhtar Mansour XHibatullah AkhundzadaObaidullah Akhund (POW)#Jalaluddin Haqqani #Sirajuddin HaqqaniMullah YaqoobAbdul Ghani BaradarOsama bin Laden XAyman al-ZawahiriMohammed Atef XAsim Umar †Muhammad RasulHaji NajibullahShahab al-MuhajirHafiz Saeed Khan † Mawlavi Habib Ur Rahman Abdul Haseeb Logari †Abdul Rahman Ghaleb †Abu Saad Erhabi † Abdullah Orokzai (POW)Qari Hekmat †Mufti Nemat Dawood Ahmad Sofi † Mohamed Zahran † Ishfaq Ahmed Sofi †StrengthISAF: 130,000+ (peak strength)ANDSF: 307,947 (peak strength; January 2021)Resolute Support: 17,178 (peak strength; October 2019)Defence contractors: 117,227 (peak strength; Q2 2012)HCIEA: 3,000–3,500Khost Protection Force: 3,000–10,000 (2018) Taliban: 58,000–100,000 (2021) Haqqani network: 4,000–15,000 (2009)HIG: 1,500–2,000+ (2014)al-Qaeda: c. 300 in 2016 (c. 3,000 in 2001)Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 (2013)ISIL–KP: 3,500–4,000 (2018, in Afghanistan)Casualties and lossesAfghan security forces:66,000–92,000 killedNorthern Alliance:200 killedCoalition:Dead: 3,579 United States: 2,420 United Kingdom: 457Canada: 159France: 90Germany: 62Italy: 53Others: 338Wounded: 23,536 United States: 20,093United Kingdom: 2,188Canada: 2,071ContractorsDead: 3,917Wounded: 15,000+Total killed: 73,696–99,696Taliban insurgents:52,893–80,000+ killed (2,000+ al-Qaeda fighters)ISIL–KP:2,400+ killedCivilians killed: 46,319 Total killed: 176,206 (per Costs of War Project)212,191+ (per UCDP)Total killed in related insurgency in Pakistan: 66,650 The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.
Fall of Kabul (2021)BelligerentsTalibanal-QaedaAfghanistanUnited StatesCommanders and leadersHibatullah AkhundzadaMohammad YaqoobAbdul Ghani BaradarSirajuddin HaqqaniAbdul Qayyum Zakir Salahuddin AyubiHamdullah MukhlisAshraf GhaniAbdul Sattar MirzakwalBismillah Khan Hebatullah AlizaiAhmad Zia SarajSami SadatJoe BidenMark MilleyUnits involvedTaliban unitsAfghan National Security ForcesAfghan National Army201st Corps111th DivisionAfghan National PoliceMajor operationsMountain ViperAsbury Park2006 Taliban offensivePerthChoraFirebase AnacondaShewanBalamorghabSabzakDerapetDoanKunduz (2015)OmariTarinkotKunduz (2016)Boz QandahariDarzab (2017)FarahDarzab (2018)Kunar (2019–2020)Ghazni2021 Taliban offensiveZaranjKunduzHeratKandaharLashkargahKabulAirstrikesSayyd Alma KalayUruzgan weddingHyderabadGora PraiHaska Meyna/Deh BalaAzizabadWech BaghtuGranaiKunduz (2009)Uruzgan helicopterSangin (2010)Mano GaiBaraki BarakKapisaKunarKunduz hospitalSangin (2017)NangarharKunduz madrassaMajor insurgent attacks2002Kabul2007Attempted assassination of Dick CheneyS Korean hostageBaghlan sugar factory2008KandaharSpin BoldakKhostKabul Indian embassyKabul hotel2009Kabul raidsKabul NATOKandaharKabul Indian embassyKabul UN guesthouseCamp Chapman2010Kabul (Jan)Kabul (Feb)Kabul (May)Nadahan2011LogarKabul hotelNimruzZabulKabul (Sep)Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif2012RaidsCamp BastionFOB Salerno Attack2013FarahKabul courtKabul palaceJalalabadHerat2014Kabul restaurantKabul hotelHerat Indian consulateBagram1st Paktika2nd PaktikaKabul school2015JalalabadKabul hotelKabul ParliamentKhostKabul policeKabul AirportKabul NATOGhazniKandaharKabul Spanish embassyBagram2016JalalabadKabul NDSKunduz-Takhar highwayKabul Canadian embassyWardakKabul Hazara protestKabul UniversityKabul Defense MinistryMazar-i-SharifBagram2017Bombings (Jan)Kabul hospitalCamp ShaheenKabul (May)Herat (Jun)June LashkargahHerat (Aug)Gardez & GhazniKabul & GhorKabul Shi'ite2018Kabul hotelJalalabad (Save the Children)Kabul ambulanceKabul (Mar)Kabul (22 Apr)Kabul (30 Apr)Jalalabad (Jul)BaghlanKabul (Sep)Jalalabad (Sep)2019Maidan SharCamp ShorabakKabul mosqueKabul Defense MinistryGhazniKabul officeFarahKabul policeKabul weddingKabul (Sep)Charikar & KabulQalatJalalabadHaska MeynaBagram2020Kabul (6 Mar)Kabul gurdwaraMayJuneJulyAugustJalalabadSeptemberOctoberNovemberKabul UniversityDecember2021Jan-AugKabul schoolMassacresDasht-i-LeiliShinwarNangarNarangMaywandKhatabaBadakhshanKandaharFOB DelhiOtherU.S. urination incidentQuran burning protestsInsurgents' bodiesU.S.–Afghan agreementUnited States–Taliban dealU.S. withdrawal 2011–20162020–2021Peace process2021 Kabul airliftOn 15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021.
AfghanistanCountry in Central and South AsiaAfghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.
Presidential systemA presidential, strong-president, or single-executive system (sometimes also congressional system) is a form of government in which a head of government (usually titled "president") heads an executive branch that derives its authority and legitimacy from a source that is separate from the legislative branch. The system was popularized by its inclusion in the Constitution of the United States. This head of government is often also the head of state.
List of the lengths of United States participation in warsThis article contains the length and list of major conflicts, invasions and wars participated by the United States Armed Forces since its creation in 1775. Lengths of US combat forces' participation in warsWar in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized US military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s).Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)Afghan stateToday part ofAfghanistan
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