What the records say
- When
- 2001 – 2019
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 5,515
- Coordinates
- 32.91° N, 69.74° E
- Incompatibility
- government
- Type of conflict
- internationalized intrastate
- Region
- Americas
- Location
- United States of America
- Side a
- Government of United States of America
- Side b
- al-Qaida
Placed at the middle of its 769 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).
War on terror
Military campaign following the September 11 attacks
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A global conflict spanning multiple wars, some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.
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The source
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data ProgramCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
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- Fall of Kabul12 Nov 2001 · Battle
- War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)7 Oct 2001 · Interstate war · Deaths 176,000
- Invasion of Afghanistan7 Oct 2001 · Interstate war · Deaths 4,002