<Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the larger War in Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise from top - left: British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad - e Ali District of Helmand Province; two F / A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province, U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter, a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 7 October 2001--present (16 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda and Taliban militant training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Drone Strikes in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan </Li> <Li> Death of Osama bin Laden </Li> <Li> Death of Mohammed Omar in July 2013 </Li> <Li> Over two - thirds of Al - Qaeda's operatives killed or captured </Li> <Li> International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) disbanded in December 2014 </Li> <Li> Commencement of Resolute Support Mission in December 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion (2001): Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany </Td> <Td> Invasion (2001): Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al - Qaeda 055 Brigade IMU TNSM ETIM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ISAF phase (2001--14): Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Italy Germany Georgia Jordan Turkey Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Australia Czech Republic </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Singapore (2008--13) </Li> <Li> Switzerland (2004--08) </Li> </Ul> <P> RS phase (from 2015): Resolute Support United States Italy Germany Georgia Turkey Romania United Kingdom Australia Czech Republic Poland </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bosnia - Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> Support: (show) <Ul> <Li> India </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ISAF / RS Phase (from 2001): Taliban </P> <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network (from 2002) </Li> </Ul> <P> al - Qaeda Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> HIG (until 2016) </Li> <Li> IJU (from 2002) </Li> <Li> IMU (until 2015) </Li> <Li> ETIM </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz (from 2013) </Li> <Li> "Renouncers" loyal to Muhammad Rasul (from 2015) </Li> </Ul> <P> ISIL - KP (from 2015) </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> LeJ </Li> <Li> Pakistani Taliban <Ul> <Li> LeI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Theresa May Malcolm Turnbull Paolo Gentiloni Angela Merkel John F. Campbell List of former ISAF Commanders Former (show) <Ul> <Li> Gerhard Schröder Silvio Berlusconi Romano Prodi Mario Monti Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron George W. Bush Barack Obama Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper John Howard Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Mohammed Omar † Akhtar Mansoor † Abdul Ghani Baradar (POW) Hibatullah Akhundzada Jalaluddin Haqqani Obaidullah Akhund † Dadullah Akhund † Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Osama bin Laden † Ayman al - Zawahiri </P> Haji Najibullah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan National Security Forces: 352,000 ISAF: 18,000 + </P> Military Contractors: 20,000 + </Td> <Td> <P> Taliban: 60,000 (tentative estimate) </P> <Ul> <Li> Haqqani network: 4,000--15,000 </Li> </Ul> <P> HIG: 1,500--2,000 + al - Qaeda: 50--100 ~ 3,000 in 2001 </P> Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan security forces: 38,296 killed Northern Alliance: 200 killed Coalition Dead: 3,405 (United States: 2,271, United Kingdom: 456, Canada: 158, France: 89, Germany: 57, Italy: 53, Others: 321) Wounded: 22,773 (United States: 19,950, United Kingdom: 2,188, Canada: 635) Contractors Dead: 2,000 Wounded: 15,000 + </P> Total killed: 43,362 </Td> <Td> Total killed: 51,000--67,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Civilians killed: 31,000 (2001--2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014 . </P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Afghan Civil War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Saur Revolution (1978) </Li> <Li> Herat uprising (1979) </Li> <Li> Soviet--Afghan War (1979--89) </Li> <Li> Afghan Civil War (1989--92) </Li> <Li> Afghan Civil War (1992--96) </Li> <Li> Afghan Civil War (1996--2001) </Li> <Li> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> War in North - West Pakistan </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Wana </Li> <Li> Sunrise </Li> <Li> Mir Ali </Li> <Li> Rah - e-Haq </Li> <Li> Earthquake </Li> <Li> Righteous Path </Li> <Li> Sherdil </Li> <Li> Angur Ada </Li> <Li> Black Thunderstorm </Li> <Li> Rah - e-Raast </Li> <Li> Janbaz </Li> <Li> Khyber Pass </Li> <Li> Rah - e-Nijat </Li> <Li> Khwakh Ba De Sham </Li> <Li> Mohmand </Li> <Li> Neptune Spear </Li> <Li> Tight Screw </Li> <Li> Zarb - e-Azb </Li> <Li> Khyber </Li> <Li> Ghazi </Li> <Li> Radd - ul - Fasaad </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> American airstrikes </Dt> <Dd> Damadola </Dd> <Dd> Chenagai </Dd> <Dd> Dande Darpakhel </Dd> <Dd> Miramshah </Dd> <Dd> Baghar China </Dd> <Dd> Laghman </Dd> <Dd> Shrawangai Nazarkhel </Dd> <Dd> Datta Khel </Dd> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> Afghanistan--Pakistan skirmishes (since 2003) </Li> <Li> Pakistan--United States skirmishes (2008--2012) </Li> <Li> 2009 refugee crisis in Pakistan </Li> <Li> India--Pakistan border skirmishes (2014--2015) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Timeline <Ul> <Li> 2001 </Li> <Li> 2002 </Li> <Li> 2003 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2005 </Li> <Li> 2006 </Li> <Li> 2007 </Li> <Li> 2008 </Li> <Li> 2009 </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> 2011 </Li> <Li> 2012 </Li> <Li> 2013 </Li> <Li> 2014 </Li> <Li> 2015 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> <Li> 2017 </Li> </Ul> Battles and operations <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Invasion </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Crescent Wind </Li> <Li> Rhino </Li> <Li> Mazar - i - Sharif </Li> <Li> Kunduz </Li> <Li> Herat </Li> <Li> Kabul </Li> <Li> Tawin Kowt </Li> <Li> Trent </Li> <Li> Kandahar </Li> <Li> Qala - i - Jangi </Li> <Li> Shawali Kowt </Li> <Li> Sayyd Alma Kalay </Li> <Li> Tora Bora </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Helmand Province campaign </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Lejay </Li> <Li> Eagle Fury </Li> <Li> Lashkar Gah </Li> <Li> Mountain Thrust </Li> <Li> 1st Sangin </Li> <Li> Mountain Fury </Li> <Li> Now Zad </Li> <Li> Achilles </Li> <Li> Musa Qala I </Li> <Li> Volcano </Li> <Li> Kryptonite </Li> <Li> Silver </Li> <Li> Pickaxe - Handle </Li> <Li> Hammer </Li> <Li> Nasrat </Li> <Li> Musa Qala II </Li> <Li> Garmsir </Li> <Li> Eagle's Summit </Li> <Li> Red Dagger </Li> <Li> Shahi Tandar </Li> <Li> Diesel </Li> <Li> Mar Lewe </Li> <Li> Panther's Claw </Li> <Li> Nad </Li> <Li> Strike of the Sword </Li> <Li> Dahaneh </Li> <Li> Cobra's Anger </Li> <Li> Moshtarak </Li> <Li> Tor Shezada </Li> <Li> 2nd Sangin </Li> <Li> Camp Bastion </Li> <Li> Fall of Sangin </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Kandahar Province </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Tarnak Farm Airstrike </Li> <Li> Medusa </Li> <Li> Avalanche </Li> <Li> Kaika </Li> <Li> Panjwaii </Li> <Li> Falcon Summit </Li> <Li> Hoover </Li> <Li> Luger </Li> <Li> Kamin </Li> <Li> Shah Wali Kot </Li> <Li> 1st Kandahar </Li> <Li> Spin Boldak </Li> <Li> Sarposa Prison </Li> <Li> Arghandab </Li> <Li> Wech Baghtu </Li> <Li> 2nd Kandahar </Li> <Li> Nadahan wedding bombing </Li> <Li> Hamkari </Li> <Li> Dragon Strike </Li> <Li> Baawar </Li> <Li> Kandahar </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Eastern Afghanistan </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Hazar Qadam </Li> <Li> Anaconda (Takur Ghar) </Li> <Li> Warrior Sweep </Li> <Li> Jacana </Li> <Li> Haven Denial </Li> <Li> Mountain Resolve </Li> <Li> Tar Heels </Li> <Li> Korangal valley (Red Wings) </Li> <Li> Afghanya </Li> <Li> Ebrahimkhel </Li> <Li> Jaji border incident </Li> <Li> Nangar Khel </Li> <Li> South Korean hostages </Li> <Li> Wanat </Li> <Li> Alasay </Li> <Li> Nishagam </Li> <Li> Ganjal </Li> <Li> Kamdesh </Li> <Li> 2010 Badakhshan massacre </Li> <Li> Narang </Li> <Li> Khataba </Li> <Li> Bad Pakh </Li> <Li> Bulldog Bite </Li> <Li> Do Ab </Li> <Li> Asadabad </Li> <Li> Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley </Li> <Li> Nangarhar </Li> <Li> Jani Khel </Li> <Li> Tora Bora </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Kabul Province </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 1st Kabul </Li> <Li> Hotel Serena </Li> <Li> 1st Indian Embassy </Li> <Li> Uzbin </Li> <Li> Feb 2009 Kabul raid </Li> <Li> 2nd Indian Embassy </Li> <Li> Bakhtar guest house </Li> <Li> NATO headquarters </Li> <Li> Jan 2010 Kabul raid </Li> <Li> Feb 2010 Kabul raid </Li> <Li> May 2010 Kabul bombing </Li> <Li> NATO convoy </Li> <Li> 2nd Kabul </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> Kunduz Province </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Kunduz airstrike </Li> <Li> Oqab </Li> <Li> Sahda Ehlm </Li> <Li> Gala - e Gorg </Li> <Li> Harekate Yolo </Li> <Li> Karez </Li> <Li> Halmazag </Li> <Li> 1st Kunduz </Li> <Li> 2nd Kunduz </Li> <Li> 3rd Kunduz </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Ul> <Li> Mountain Viper </Li> <Li> Asbury Park </Li> <Li> Perth </Li> <Li> Chora </Li> <Li> Firebase Anaconda </Li> <Li> Shewan </Li> <Li> Balamorghab </Li> <Li> Derapet </Li> <Li> Doan </Li> <Li> Omari </Li> <Li> Tarinkot </Li> <Li> 1st Darzab </Li> </Ul> <P> Airstrikes </P> <Ul> <Li> Azizabad </Li> <Li> Baraki Barak </Li> <Li> Deh Bala </Li> <Li> Gora Prai </Li> <Li> Granai </Li> <Li> Hyderabad </Li> <Li> Kapisa </Li> <Li> Kunar Raid </Li> <Li> Kunduz </Li> <Li> Mano Gai </Li> <Li> Sayyd Alma Kalay </Li> <Li> Sangin </Li> <Li> Uruzgan </Li> <Li> Wech Baghtu </Li> <Li> MSF hospital </Li> <Li> Sangin </Li> <Li> Nangarhar </Li> </Ul> <P> Major insurgent attacks </P> <P> 2002 - 2007 </P> <Ul> <Li> Kabul (2002) </Li> <Li> 1st Bagram Airfield (2007) </Li> <Li> South Korean hostage crisis (2007) </Li> <Li> Baghlan (2007) </Li> </Ul> <P> 2008 </P> <Ul> <Li> Kandahar </Li> <Li> Spin Boldak </Li> <Li> Khost </Li> <Li> Kabul Indian Embassy </Li> <Li> 1st Kabul Serena Hotel </Li> </Ul> <P> 2009 </P> <Ul> <Li> Kabul raids </Li> <Li> Kandahar </Li> <Li> Kabul Indian Embassy </Li> <Li> Kabul UN guesthouse </Li> <Li> Camp Chapman </Li> </Ul> <P> </P> <Ul> <Li> Kabul central district </Li> <Li> Kabul guesthouses </Li> <Li> Kabul U.S. convoy </Li> <Li> Nadahan </Li> </Ul> <P> 2011 </P> <Ul> <Li> Logar </Li> <Li> Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel </Li> <Li> Nimruz </Li> <Li> Zabul </Li> <Li> 1st Kabul embassy district </Li> <Li> Kabul & Mazar - e-Sharif </Li> </Ul> <P> 2012 </P> <Ul> <Li> April 2012 raids </Li> <Li> Camp Bastion </Li> </Ul> <P> 2013 </P> <Ul> <Li> Farah </Li> <Li> 1st Kabul Supreme Court </Li> <Li> Kabul Presidential palace </Li> <Li> Jalalabad Indian embassy </Li> <Li> Herat U.S. consulate </Li> </Ul> <P> 2014 </P> <Ul> <Li> Kabul restaurant </Li> <Li> 2nd Kabul Serena Hotel </Li> <Li> Herat Indian consulate </Li> <Li> 2nd Bagram Airfield </Li> <Li> 1st Paktika </Li> <Li> 2nd Paktika </Li> <Li> Kabul French high school </Li> </Ul> <P> 2015 </P> <Ul> <Li> Jalalabad </Li> <Li> Kabul Park Palace Hotel </Li> <Li> Kabul Parliament </Li> <Li> Khost </Li> <Li> Kabul Police Academy </Li> <Li> Kabul Airport </Li> <Li> Kabul NATO convoy </Li> <Li> Ghazni prison escape </Li> <Li> Kandahar Airport </Li> <Li> Kabul Spanish Embassy </Li> <Li> 3rd Bagram Airfield </Li> </Ul> <P> 2016 </P> <Ul> <Li> Kabul ANCOP </Li> <Li> Jalalabad </Li> <Li> Kabul NDS </Li> <Li> Kunduz - Takhar highway </Li> <Li> Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy </Li> <Li> Wardak Province </Li> <Li> Kabul Hazara protest </Li> <Li> Kabul Northgate Hotel </Li> <Li> Kabul American University </Li> <Li> Kabul Defense Ministry </Li> <Li> Mazar - i - Sharif German consulate </Li> <Li> 4th Bagram Airfield </Li> <Li> Kabul Shia mosque </Li> </Ul> <P> 2017 </P> <Ul> <Li> 10 January bombings </Li> <Li> 2nd Kabul Supreme Court </Li> <Li> Kabul Sardar Daud Khan hospital </Li> <Li> Camp Shaheen </Li> <Li> 2nd Kabul embassy district </Li> <Li> Kabul funeral </Li> <Li> 1st Herat mosque </Li> <Li> Kabul mosque </Li> <Li> Lashkargah </Li> <Li> Kabul Iraqi embassy </Li> <Li> 2nd Herat mosque </Li> <Li> Ghazni & Gardez </Li> <Li> Kandahar Army base </Li> <Li> Kabul & Ghor Province mosques </Li> </Ul> <P> Massacres </P> <Ul> <Li> Dasht - i - Leili </Li> <Li> Shinwar </Li> <Li> Nangar </Li> <Li> Narang </Li> <Li> Maywand </Li> <Li> Khataba </Li> <Li> Badakhshan </Li> <Li> Kandahar </Li> <Li> FOB Delhi </Li> </Ul> <P> Other </P> <Ul> <Li> U.S. urination incident </Li> <Li> 2012 Quran burning protests </Li> <Li> Insurgents' bodies </Li> <Li> U.S.--Afghan Strategic Agreement </Li> <Li> U.S. Withdrawal </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the larger War in Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise from top - left: British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad - e Ali District of Helmand Province; two F / A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province, U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter, a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 7 October 2001--present (16 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda and Taliban militant training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Drone Strikes in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan </Li> <Li> Death of Osama bin Laden </Li> <Li> Death of Mohammed Omar in July 2013 </Li> <Li> Over two - thirds of Al - Qaeda's operatives killed or captured </Li> <Li> International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) disbanded in December 2014 </Li> <Li> Commencement of Resolute Support Mission in December 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion (2001): Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany </Td> <Td> Invasion (2001): Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al - Qaeda 055 Brigade IMU TNSM ETIM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ISAF phase (2001--14): Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Italy Germany Georgia Jordan Turkey Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Australia Czech Republic </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Singapore (2008--13) </Li> <Li> Switzerland (2004--08) </Li> </Ul> <P> RS phase (from 2015): Resolute Support United States Italy Germany Georgia Turkey Romania United Kingdom Australia Czech Republic Poland </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bosnia - Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> Support: (show) <Ul> <Li> India </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ISAF / RS Phase (from 2001): Taliban </P> <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network (from 2002) </Li> </Ul> <P> al - Qaeda Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> HIG (until 2016) </Li> <Li> IJU (from 2002) </Li> <Li> IMU (until 2015) </Li> <Li> ETIM </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz (from 2013) </Li> <Li> "Renouncers" loyal to Muhammad Rasul (from 2015) </Li> </Ul> <P> ISIL - KP (from 2015) </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> LeJ </Li> <Li> Pakistani Taliban <Ul> <Li> LeI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Theresa May Malcolm Turnbull Paolo Gentiloni Angela Merkel John F. Campbell List of former ISAF Commanders Former (show) <Ul> <Li> Gerhard Schröder Silvio Berlusconi Romano Prodi Mario Monti Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron George W. Bush Barack Obama Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper John Howard Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Mohammed Omar † Akhtar Mansoor † Abdul Ghani Baradar (POW) Hibatullah Akhundzada Jalaluddin Haqqani Obaidullah Akhund † Dadullah Akhund † Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Osama bin Laden † Ayman al - Zawahiri </P> Haji Najibullah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan National Security Forces: 352,000 ISAF: 18,000 + </P> Military Contractors: 20,000 + </Td> <Td> <P> Taliban: 60,000 (tentative estimate) </P> <Ul> <Li> Haqqani network: 4,000--15,000 </Li> </Ul> <P> HIG: 1,500--2,000 + al - Qaeda: 50--100 ~ 3,000 in 2001 </P> Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan security forces: 38,296 killed Northern Alliance: 200 killed Coalition Dead: 3,405 (United States: 2,271, United Kingdom: 456, Canada: 158, France: 89, Germany: 57, Italy: 53, Others: 321) Wounded: 22,773 (United States: 19,950, United Kingdom: 2,188, Canada: 635) Contractors Dead: 2,000 Wounded: 15,000 + </P> Total killed: 43,362 </Td> <Td> Total killed: 51,000--67,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Civilians killed: 31,000 (2001--2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014 . </P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the larger War in Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise from top - left: British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad - e Ali District of Helmand Province; two F / A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province, U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter, a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 7 October 2001--present (16 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda and Taliban militant training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Drone Strikes in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan </Li> <Li> Death of Osama bin Laden </Li> <Li> Death of Mohammed Omar in July 2013 </Li> <Li> Over two - thirds of Al - Qaeda's operatives killed or captured </Li> <Li> International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) disbanded in December 2014 </Li> <Li> Commencement of Resolute Support Mission in December 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion (2001): Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany </Td> <Td> Invasion (2001): Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al - Qaeda 055 Brigade IMU TNSM ETIM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ISAF phase (2001--14): Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Italy Germany Georgia Jordan Turkey Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Australia Czech Republic </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Singapore (2008--13) </Li> <Li> Switzerland (2004--08) </Li> </Ul> <P> RS phase (from 2015): Resolute Support United States Italy Germany Georgia Turkey Romania United Kingdom Australia Czech Republic Poland </P> Continued list (show) <Ul> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bosnia - Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> Support: (show) <Ul> <Li> India </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ISAF / RS Phase (from 2001): Taliban </P> <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network (from 2002) </Li> </Ul> <P> al - Qaeda Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> HIG (until 2016) </Li> <Li> IJU (from 2002) </Li> <Li> IMU (until 2015) </Li> <Li> ETIM </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz (from 2013) </Li> <Li> "Renouncers" loyal to Muhammad Rasul (from 2015) </Li> </Ul> <P> ISIL - KP (from 2015) </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> LeJ </Li> <Li> Pakistani Taliban <Ul> <Li> LeI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Theresa May Malcolm Turnbull Paolo Gentiloni Angela Merkel John F. Campbell List of former ISAF Commanders Former (show) <Ul> <Li> Gerhard Schröder Silvio Berlusconi Romano Prodi Mario Monti Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron George W. Bush Barack Obama Jean Chrétien Paul Martin Stephen Harper John Howard Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Mohammed Omar † Akhtar Mansoor † Abdul Ghani Baradar (POW) Hibatullah Akhundzada Jalaluddin Haqqani Obaidullah Akhund † Dadullah Akhund † Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Osama bin Laden † Ayman al - Zawahiri </P> Haji Najibullah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan National Security Forces: 352,000 ISAF: 18,000 + </P> Military Contractors: 20,000 + </Td> <Td> <P> Taliban: 60,000 (tentative estimate) </P> <Ul> <Li> Haqqani network: 4,000--15,000 </Li> </Ul> <P> HIG: 1,500--2,000 + al - Qaeda: 50--100 ~ 3,000 in 2001 </P> Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Afghan security forces: 38,296 killed Northern Alliance: 200 killed Coalition Dead: 3,405 (United States: 2,271, United Kingdom: 456, Canada: 158, France: 89, Germany: 57, Italy: 53, Others: 321) Wounded: 22,773 (United States: 19,950, United Kingdom: 2,188, Canada: 635) Contractors Dead: 2,000 Wounded: 15,000 + </P> Total killed: 43,362 </Td> <Td> Total killed: 51,000--67,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Civilians killed: 31,000 (2001--2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014 . </P> The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of May 2017 . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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