afghanistan war

By TylerRoske

  • 9/11

    al qaeda attacks world trade center/the pentagon killing over 1000 u.s. civilians

  • invasion of afghanistan

    u.s with the help of britain attacks suspected terrorist traing camps

  • first u.s. casualities

    first u.s. casualties due to hostile fire

  • kabul bombing

    kabul bombing kills 30 people

  • nato takes command of peace keeping

    NATO takes command of peace keeping in afghanistan

  • afghanistans first direct election

    Hamid karzai is elected president with a 55.4% vote

  • battle of lashkagar

    taliban fighters attack a NATO base

  • south korean hostage crisis

    23 south korean missionaries are captured and held hostage by members of the taliban while passing through the ghanzi provinces in afghanistan.

  • kandahar suicide bombing

    kandahar bombing leaves 100 people dead, it was the deadliiest bombing of the afghanistan war

  • osama bin laden is killed

    osama bin laden is killed by u.s. navy seals abbottabad,pakistan just miles from islamabad.

  • CH-47 chinhook shot down

    a ch-47 chinhook transportation helicopter transporting 30 u.s. soldiers (including 17 u.s. navy seals), 1 civilian interpreter, and 7 afghan troops is shot down in wardak province by rpg weilding taliban insurgents.