{"id":37706,"date":"2021-07-09T09:21:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T09:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=37706"},"modified":"2021-07-09T09:21:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T09:21:57","slug":"taliban-capture-key-afghanistan-iran-border-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=37706","title":{"rendered":"Taliban capture key Afghanistan-Iran border crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>\n                               <span class=\"gel-body-copy\">From 9\/11&amp;comma; to intense fighting on the ground&amp;comma; and now full withdrawal of US-led forces&amp;comma; here\u2019s what happened.<\/span>\n                           <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       9\/11<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>11 September 2001<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Al-Qaeda&amp;comma; led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan&amp;comma; carries out the largest terror attack ever conducted on US soil.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/16DE\/production\/_119145850_gettyimages_wtc.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubble\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubble<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four commercial airliners are hijacked. Two are flown into the World Trade Centre in New York&amp;comma; which collapses. One hits the Pentagon building in Washington&amp;comma; and one crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3&amp;comma;000 people are killed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       First air strikes<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>7 October 2001<\/time><\/p>\n<p>A US-led coalition bombs Taliban and al-Qaeda facilities in Afghanistan. Targets include Kabul&amp;comma; Kandahar and Jalalabad.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban&amp;comma; who took power after a decade-long Soviet occupation was followed by civil war&amp;comma; refuse to hand over Bin Laden. Their air defences and small fleet of fighter aircraft are destroyed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       <strong> <\/strong>Fall of Kabul<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>13 November 2001<\/time><\/p>\n<p>The Northern Alliance&amp;comma; a group of anti-Taliban rebels backed by coalition forces&amp;comma; enters Kabul as the Taliban flee the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/3DEE\/production\/_119145851_gettyimages_na.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"Coalition-backed Northern Alliance fighters ride tanks into Kabul as the Taliban retreat\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> Coalition-backed Northern Alliance fighters ride tanks into Kabul as the Taliban retreat<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the 13 November 2001&amp;comma; all Taliban have either fled or been neutralised. Other cities quickly fall.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       <strong> <\/strong>New constitution<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>26 January 2004<\/time><\/p>\n<p>After protracted negotiations at a \u201cloya jirga\u201d or grand assembly&amp;comma; the new Afghan constitution is signed into law. The constitution paves the way for presidential elections in October 2004.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Hamid Karzai becomes president<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>7 December 2004<\/time><\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/8C0E\/production\/_119145853_gettyimages_karzai.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"Hamid Karzai led anti-Taliban groups around Kandahar before becoming president\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> Hamid Karzai led anti-Taliban groups around Kandahar before becoming president<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hamid Karzai&amp;comma; the leader of the Popalzai Durrani tribe&amp;comma; becomes the first president under the new constitution. He serves two five-year terms as president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       UK troops deployed to Helmand<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>May 2006<\/time><\/p>\n<p>British troops arrive in Helmand province&amp;comma; a Taliban stronghold in the south of the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/B31E\/production\/_119145854_gettyimages-154419188.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment lead the first UK deployment to Helmand\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment lead the first UK deployment to Helmand<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their initial mission is to support reconstruction projects&amp;comma; but they are quickly drawn into combat operations. More than 450 British troops lose their lives in Afghanistan over the course of the conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Obama\u2019s surge<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>17 February 2009<\/time><\/p>\n<p>US President Barack Obama approves a major increase in the number of troops sent to Afghanistan. At their peak&amp;comma; they number about 140&amp;comma;000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/DA2E\/production\/_119145855_gettyimages_surge.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"US troops in intense combat operations in the south of the country\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> US troops in intense combat operations in the south of the country<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The so-called \u201csurge\u201d is modelled on US strategy in Iraq where US forces focussed on protecting the civilian population as well as killing insurgent fighters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Osama Bin Laden killed<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>2 May 2011<\/time><\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/1013E\/production\/_119145856_obl_gettypng.png??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"Bin Laden is traced to a compound located less than a mile from a Pakistani military academy\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> Bin Laden is traced to a compound located less than a mile from a Pakistani military academy<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The leader of al-Qaeda is killed in an assault by US Navy Seals on a compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Bin Laden\u2019s body is removed and buried at sea. The operation ends a 10-year hunt led by the CIA. \u00a0The confirmation that Bin Laden had been living on Pakistani soil fuels accusations in the US that Pakistan is an unreliable ally in the war on terror.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Death of Mullah Omar<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>23 April 2013<\/time><\/p>\n<p>The founder of the Taliban&amp;comma; Mullah Mohammed Omar&amp;comma; dies. His death is kept secret for more than two years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/1284E\/production\/_119145857_omar_epa_2.png??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980s\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980s<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> EPA<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Afghan intelligence&amp;comma; Mullah Omar dies of health problems at a hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Pakistan denies that he was in the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Nato ends combat operations<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>28 December 2014<\/time><\/p>\n<p>At a ceremony in Kabul&amp;comma; Nato ends its combat operations in Afghanistan. With the surge now over&amp;comma; the US withdraws thousands of troops. \u00a0Most of those who remain focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Taliban resurgence<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>2015<\/time><\/p>\n<p>The Taliban launch a series of suicide attacks&amp;comma; car bombings and other assaults. The parliament building in Kabul&amp;comma; and the city of Kunduz are attacked. Islamic State militants begin operations in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/10210\/production\/_119146066_gettyimages-flames.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"Kabul's international airport is struck on 10 August 2015\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> Kabul&#8217;s international airport is struck on 10 August 2015<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Death toll announcement<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>25 January 2019<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45&amp;comma;000 members of his country\u2019s security forces have been killed since he became leader in 2014. The figure is far higher than previously thought.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       US signs deal with Taliban<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>29 February 2020<\/time><\/p>\n<p>The US and the Taliban sign an \u201cagreement for bringing peace\u201d to Afghanistan&amp;comma; in Doha&amp;comma; Qatar. The US and Nato allies agree to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/DB00\/production\/_119146065_gettyimages_qatar.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\" alt=\"The deal lays out a timetable for full withdrawal\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span> The deal lays out a timetable for full withdrawal<br \/>\n                                                   <span class=\"figure__attribution\"><br \/>\n                                                       <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright by<\/span> Getty<br \/>\n                                                   <\/span><br \/>\n                                           <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<h3 class=\"timeline__header\">\n                                       Date for final withdrawal<br \/>\n                                   <\/h3>\n<p class=\"timeline__date\">\n                                   <time>11 September 2021<\/time><\/p>\n<p>US forces are scheduled to withdraw from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021&amp;comma; exactly 20 years since 9\/11. 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to intense fighting on the ground&comma; and now full withdrawal of US-led forces&comma; here\u2019s what happened.u003c\/span>n                           u003c\/p>n                       u003cdiv class=\"timeline__content\">n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline__sideline timeline__sideline--bg\">u003c\/div>n                                   n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       9\/11n                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>11 September 2001u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>Al-Qaeda&comma; led by Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan&comma; carries out the largest terror attack ever conducted on US soil.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/16DE\/production\/_119145850_gettyimages_wtc.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubble\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> The World Trade Centre is reduced to rubblen                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>Four commercial airliners are hijacked. Two are flown into the World Trade Centre in New York&comma; which collapses. One hits the Pentagon building in Washington&comma; and one crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3&comma;000 people are killed.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       First air strikesn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>7 October 2001u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>A US-led coalition bombs Taliban and al-Qaeda facilities in Afghanistan. Targets include Kabul&comma; Kandahar and Jalalabad.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>The Taliban&comma; who took power after a decade-long Soviet occupation was followed by civil war&comma; refuse to hand over Bin Laden. Their air defences and small fleet of fighter aircraft are destroyed.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       u003cstrong> u003c\/strong>Fall of Kabuln                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>13 November 2001u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>The Northern Alliance&comma; a group of anti-Taliban rebels backed by coalition forces&comma; enters Kabul as the Taliban flee the city.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/3DEE\/production\/_119145851_gettyimages_na.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"Coalition-backed Northern Alliance fighters ride tanks into Kabul as the Taliban retreat\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> Coalition-backed Northern Alliance fighters ride tanks into Kabul as the Taliban retreatn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>By the 13 November 2001&comma; all Taliban have either fled or been neutralised. Other cities quickly fall.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       u003cstrong> u003c\/strong>New constitutionn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>26 January 2004u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>After protracted negotiations at a &ldquo;loya jirga&rdquo; or grand assembly&comma; the new Afghan constitution is signed into law. The constitution paves the way for presidential elections in October 2004.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Hamid Karzai becomes presidentn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>7 December 2004u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/8C0E\/production\/_119145853_gettyimages_karzai.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"Hamid Karzai led anti-Taliban groups around Kandahar before becoming president\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> Hamid Karzai led anti-Taliban groups around Kandahar before becoming presidentn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>Hamid Karzai&comma; the leader of the Popalzai Durrani tribe&comma; becomes the first president under the new constitution. He serves two five-year terms as president.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       UK troops deployed to Helmandn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>May 2006u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>British troops arrive in Helmand province&comma; a Taliban stronghold in the south of the country.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/B31E\/production\/_119145854_gettyimages-154419188.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment lead the first UK deployment to Helmand\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> Soldiers of the Parachute Regiment lead the first UK deployment to Helmandn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>Their initial mission is to support reconstruction projects&comma; but they are quickly drawn into combat operations. More than 450 British troops lose their lives in Afghanistan over the course of the conflict.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Obama\u2019s surgen                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>17 February 2009u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>US President Barack Obama approves a major increase in the number of troops sent to Afghanistan. At their peak&comma; they number about 140&comma;000.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/DA2E\/production\/_119145855_gettyimages_surge.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"US troops in intense combat operations in the south of the country\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> US troops in intense combat operations in the south of the countryn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>The so-called &ldquo;surge&rdquo; is modelled on US strategy in Iraq where US forces focussed on protecting the civilian population as well as killing insurgent fighters.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Osama Bin Laden killedn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>2 May 2011u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/1013E\/production\/_119145856_obl_gettypng.png??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"Bin Laden is traced to a compound located less than a mile from a Pakistani military academy\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> Bin Laden is traced to a compound located less than a mile from a Pakistani military academyn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>The leader of al-Qaeda is killed in an assault by US Navy Seals on a compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Bin Laden\u2019s body is removed and buried at sea. The operation ends a 10-year hunt led by the CIA. \u00a0The confirmation that Bin Laden had been living on Pakistani soil fuels accusations in the US that Pakistan is an unreliable ally in the war on terror.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Death of Mullah Omarn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>23 April 2013u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>The founder of the Taliban&comma; Mullah Mohammed Omar&comma; dies. His death is kept secret for more than two years.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/1284E\/production\/_119145857_omar_epa_2.png??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980s\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980sn                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> EPAn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cp>According to Afghan intelligence&comma; Mullah Omar dies of health problems at a hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Pakistan denies that he was in the country.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Nato ends combat operationsn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>28 December 2014u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>At a ceremony in Kabul&comma; Nato ends its combat operations in Afghanistan. With the surge now over&comma; the US withdraws thousands of troops. \u00a0Most of those who remain focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Taliban resurgencen                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>2015u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>The Taliban launch a series of suicide attacks&comma; car bombings and other assaults. The parliament building in Kabul&comma; and the city of Kunduz are attacked. Islamic State militants begin operations in Afghanistan.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/10210\/production\/_119146066_gettyimages-flames.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"Kabul's international airport is struck on 10 August 2015\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> Kabul's international airport is struck on 10 August 2015n                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Death toll announcementn                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>25 January 2019u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45&comma;000 members of his country\u2019s security forces have been killed since he became leader in 2014. The figure is far higher than previously thought.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       US signs deal with Talibann                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>29 February 2020u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>The US and the Taliban sign an &ldquo;agreement for bringing peace&rdquo; to Afghanistan&comma; in Doha&comma; Qatar. The US and Nato allies agree to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal.u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       n                                   n                                       u003cfigure class=\"figure\">n                                           u003cpicture>n                                               u003cimg class=\"figure__img\"n                                                   src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/DB00\/production\/_119146065_gettyimages_qatar.jpg??v=1.0.202107061749.202107061750\"n                                                   alt=\"The deal lays out a timetable for full withdrawal\" \/>n                                           u003c\/picture>n                                           u003cfigcaption class=\"figure__figcaption gel-brevier\" >n                                                   u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image captionu003c\/span> The deal lays out a timetable for full withdrawaln                                                   u003cspan class=\"figure__attribution\">n                                                       u003cspan class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright byu003c\/span> Gettyn                                                   u003c\/span>n                                           u003c\/figcaption>n                                       u003c\/figure>n                                           n                                       n                           u003c\/div>n                           n                           u003cdiv class=\"timeline\">n                               u003cdiv class=\"timeline__indicator\">n                               u003c\/div>n                                   u003ch3 class=\"timeline__header\">n                                       Date for final withdrawaln                                   u003c\/h3>n                               u003cp class=\"timeline__date\">n                                   u003ctime>11 September 2021u003c\/time>n                               u003c\/p>n                                           n                                       u003cp>US forces are scheduled to withdraw from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021&comma; exactly 20 years since 9\/11. 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