Invasion of Afghanistan

When

7 Oct 2001 – 22 Dec 2001

Kind

Interstate war

Deaths

4,002

Coordinates

34.47° N, 68.90° E

Total battle deaths

4002

Placed approximately by the source.

2001 multinational military operation

Shortly 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. The stated goal was to dismantle al-Qaeda, which had executed the attacks under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, and to deny al-Qaeda militants a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by toppling the ruling Taliban government.

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• COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
• UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data Program · names it “Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States of America: Government”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “United States invasion of Afghanistan: In response to the September 11 attacks, Afghanistan is invaded by a US-led coalition, beginning the War in Afghanistan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En respuesta a los ataques del 11 de septiembre, Afganistán es invadida por parte de Estados Unidos y sus aliados, iniciando así la Guerra de Afganistán”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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