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US begins its attack on Afghanistan
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Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
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Battle of Tora Bora: Osama bin Laden reportedly escapes during battle
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US forces invade Iraq from Kuwait
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US troops take Baghdad and Saddam goes into hiding
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George W. Bush declares hostilities are over.
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Since US forces entered Iraq, 138 US troops have been killed.
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NATO takes command of peacekeeping in Afghanistan
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US troops capture Saddam Hussein.
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Operation Red Wings
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Five US combat brigades with 30,000 soldiers have been sent to Iraq since the February invasion at Baghdad.
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US completes its military build-up to approximately 170,000 soldiers.
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Anti-US Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr orders cease fire.
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Battle of Wanat
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US military says only 147,000 US troops are left in Iraq and that brigades have withdrawn.
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Angoor Ada raid by US special forces into Pakistan
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Iraq and US sign an accord that required forces to be removed by the end of 2011.
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US vows to send 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan
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Barrack Obama announces Afghanistan War troop surge of 2009
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launches US-backed invasion in Baghdad