Afghanistan invasion
Superpower's mountain quagmire
The Afghanistan invasion typically refers to the 2001 U.S.-led military operation that toppled the Taliban regime following the September 11 attacks, though it may also mean the 1979 Soviet invasion that sparked a decade-long war.
Both became prolonged occupations with costly withdrawals: The Afghanistan invasion marked the beginning of America's longest war.
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- KabulAfghanistan's capital city
- SovietOf the USSR
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- Northern AllianceAnti-Taliban Afghan coalition
Tora Bora · occupation · withdrawal · troops · boots on the ground · helicopters · mountains · war on terror · refugees · bombing · insurgency · quagmire · hearts and minds · surge · NATO · Kandahar · opium · drone
Afghanistan invasiondiplomatic mission
State envoy group abroad
peace talks · humanitarian aid · diplomatic negotiations · foreign aid · peace summit
Afghanistan invasionAfghanistan withdrawal
Ending military presence there
troop withdrawal · military retreat · evacuation · pullout · disengagement
Afghanistan invasionpeace agreement
Formal end to hostilities
ceasefire · armistice · peace treaty · war's end · surrender
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