Title: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Content: thumbnail|right|250px|UK and US forces in Afghanistan in 2006 The War in Afghanistan was a war fought by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, The Netherlands, Australia and other countries against the Taliban and Al- Qaeda, after the terrorist attacks against the US on September 11, 2001. On 31 August 2021 (local time), the war ended as the last coalition soldiers (from foreign countries), left Afghanistan.Afghanistan Live Updates: The United States Occupation Is Over ==History== The war started when the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001. The US and its allies forced the Taliban and Al-Qaeda to hide. In December 2001, the US and its allies founded a new government for Afghanistan. Its president was Hamid Karzai. By February 2002, 5,000.00 soldiers from ISAF (or International Security Assistance Force) were in Afghanistan.ISAF in Afghanistan CDI, Terrorism Project – 14 February 2002. That military force was led by United States. ISAF's soldiers were on loan from the militaries of NATO countries and allied countries. In 2012 ISAF was at its maximum: 130,000 soldiers (in Afghanistan). In 2004 Hamid Karzai started as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Even though the Taliban had lost power, they formed a "shadow government". Taliban insurgents, or fighters, controlled many parts of Afghanistan, and enforced their own laws. Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, May 2011. British troops left Afghanistan in 2015, after 5 years of training the Afghanistan police to deal with threats from the Taliban. After security deteriorated, American soldiers returned and over 10,000 were in the country at the end of 2017. In 2020, the US and NATO allies promised to leave Afghanistan as long as the Taliban agreed to certain things: not allowing terrorists to operate in its area, and starting peace talks with the Afghanistan government. In mid-2021, the Taliban began a military offensive to enlarge their territory as US and allied forces began to leave. By August 15, 2021, the Taliban had recaptured Kabul and defeated the Afghan government. An anti-Taliban front took control of the Panjshir Valley, in August 2021. During the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, over 150,000 people chose to to be taken out of Afghanistan; They were diplomats, other civilian staff, other civilians, and military staff. The last military airplanes of the United States, left the airport in Kabul, one minute before 31 August 2021.https://www.reuters.com/world/india/rockets-fired-kabul-airport-us- troops-race-complete-evacuation-2021-08-30/. Retrieved 31 August 2021 On 31 August 2021 (local time), the war ended. ==Deaths and injuries== More than 15,000 Coalition soldiers were wounded: 6,773 US, 3,954 UK,http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/03645441-065E-4E0A-9F62-B8AEBDAC8151/0/opherrickcasualtytablesto15june2010.pdf 1,500 Canadian and over 2,500 other Coalition soldiers. 5,500 Afghan army soldiers and 200 Northern Alliance militants were killed in this war. 378 US civilian contractors were killed and 7,224. ==Aftermath== An anti-Taliban front has control of the Panjshir Valley, as of 2021's third quarter. ==Gallery== File:Taliban fighters during 2021 offensive.png|right|thumb|Taliban fighters in 2021. File:Romanian military convoy in Afghanistan.JPEG|ISAF soldiers on loan from the Romanian Land Forces between Kandahar and Kabul in 2003 File:Afghan Commando.jpg|A soldier of the Afghan National Army in Kandahar Province in 2008 File:Aeromobilní operace 43. vpr, Afghánistán - Logar, 2009.jpeg|ISAF soldiers on loan from the Czech Republic's army in Logar Province in 2009 File:Bundeswehr Dingo outside of Mazar-e-Sharif (cropped).jpg|ISAF soldiers on loan from Germany's Bundeswehr near Mazar-i-Sharif in 2009 File:Dutch Panzerhaubitz fires in Afghanistan.jpg|A howitzer of the Royal Netherlands Army in 2009 File:Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter firing flares over Afghanistan MOD 45158742.jpg|A helicopter of Britain's Royal Air Force in Helmand Province in 2015 File:Afghan Air Force Super Tucano A-29 over Kabul Afghanistan, (Photo by Maj. M.R.T "Mickey").jpg|Aeroplanes of the Afghan Air Force above Kabul in 2016