After the attacks of 11 September 2001, a United States-led coalition invaded Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban government that had sheltered it. The Taliban fell within weeks, and a new government under Hamid Karzai was formed with international backing, while a NATO-led force helped secure the country. The Taliban regrouped in the south and east and waged a long insurgency that cost tens of thousands of Afghan lives. After an agreement with the United States signed in Doha in 2020, foreign troops withdrew, and the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021 as the last American forces left.
Before and after
- 11 September 2001American Airlines Flight 77
- 11 September 2001United Airlines Flight 93
- 18 September 2001Release of Simple English Wikipedia
- 26 September 2001Release of Polish Wikipedia
- from 7 October 2001 to 30 August 2021War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- from 7 October 2001 to 12 November 20012001 uprising in Herat
- from 16 October 2001 to 13 May 2011Premiere of Smallville
- 23 October 2001Release of Grand Theft Auto III
- 29 October 2001Release of Wayback Machine
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