11 Sep 2001 – 9/11
Al-Qaeda attacked United States of America at various places such as the World Trade Center in New York City and Pentagon. A total of 3,000 people lost their lives.
7 October, 2001
US-led coalition bombs Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan targeting Kabul, Kandar and Jalalabad.
13 Nov 2001
Kabul falls. The US-led forces drive out the Taliban from Kabul.
26 Jan 2004
New Constitution of Afghanistan is signed into law.
7 Dec 2004
Hamid Karzai became president. He was the first president under the new Constitution.
May 2006
United Kingdom troops are deployed to Helmand province – A Taliban stronghold in Southern Afghanistan.
17 Feb 2009
President Barack Obama approves an increase in the number of troops sent from America to Afghanistan. At the peak, America had 140,000 troops in Afghanistan.
2 May 2011
Osama Bin Laden was killed by the US Navy Seals in Abbotabad, Pakistan. This special operation ends a decade long hunt for Osama by the Central Investigations Agency (CIA).
23 April 2013
The Founder of Taliban Mullah Mohamed Omar dies and his death is kept secret for more than two years. He founded the Taliban in 1994 and by September 1996 he had captured the capital Kabul.
28 Dec 2014
NATO ends its combat operations in Afghanistan.
2015
Taliban increases its insurgency through suicide attacks, assaults and car bombings.
25 Jan 2019
A report is released that shows that over 45,000 members of the Afghan security forces had been killed since 2014.
26 Feb 2020
United States of America sign a deal with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. Under the deal US and NATO agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months.
11 September, 2021
Date set for final withdrawal of troops which was exactly 20 years since 9/11.
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