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Terrorist attacks on the U.S.
al-Queda members attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon -
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Afghanistan War
War between the United States and Afghanistan -
U.S. invades Afghanistan
After the Taliban refuses to turn over Bin Laden, the U.S. and its allies began daily air strikes against Afghan military installations -
New Interim Leader
Hamid Karzai is named interim leader at an UN-backed conference of Afghan factions -
The Taliban Collapes
The Taliban surrenders Kandahar and Taliban leader Mullah Omar flees to the city. Shorty after, Osama bin Laden is tracked to the Tora Borah cave complex where a fierce two-week battle occurs. Several hundred are killed, but bin Laden escapes. -
Karzai becomes head
Hamid Karzai becomes the first democratically elected head of Afghanistan. -
New President, More Troops
Newly elected President Obama, says he willsend 17,000 more troops in to Afghanistan -
Obama orders Troop Surge
Obama announces his plans to speed the deployment 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan in coming months. -
Obama orders Troop Reduction
President Obama announces his plan to pull 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. The remaining 20,000 troops from the surge in 2009 would leave by the summer of 2012. -
War is Still Ongoing
Today, the war continues to take place against Afghanistan.
