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US. and British forces and begin airstrikes in Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to hand over al Qaeda Leader Osama bin Laden
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Taliban fighters abandon Kubal after weeks after weeks of air assaults. 1300 US troops were invovled.
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Taliban stonghold Kandahar falls. Osama Bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar escape.
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Hamid Karzai is elected as head of state of a new interim government by the loya jirga, or grand council
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NATO Deploys troops to Kubal for a peacekeeping mission
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Counsil of Elders ratifies a new constitution, making Afghanistan an Islmaic State with a strong president.
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Karzai wins Afghanistans first presidential election.
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Extremists attacks have made it the most ciolent year since 2001 US led invasion began with atleast 120 US troops, 104 NATO, and 31000 troops in AFghanistan.
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Barack Obama's Inauguration. 36000 troops in Afghanistan and 32000 NATO troops.
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Barack Obama approves adding 17000 troops in Afghanistan.
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Top U.S. General if Afghanistan , Gen. David McKiernan is replaced as Obama tries to turn around stalemated war.
