On Sunday, 20 years of U.S. efforts against the Taliban and a nation-building experiment in Afghanistan were erased in just a few months as the Taliban captured the capital city of Kabul.
Here's a thread of the conflict's history in front pages. ⬇️ nyti.ms/3yUBiGq
Here's a thread of the conflict's history in front pages. ⬇️ nyti.ms/3yUBiGq
October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom begins with U.S. and U.K. airstrikes in Afghanistan. nyti.ms/3iSj0jE
April 17, 2002: President Bush embraces a major American role in rebuilding Afghanistan, calling for a Marshall Plan for the country. nyti.ms/3m7Yv4H
December 1, 2009: President Obama announced an additional 30,000 troops will be sent to Afghanistan but vows to start bringing American forces home by mid-2011. nyti.ms/2W1i4An
May 1, 2011: U.S. Military and CIA find and kill Osama Bin Laden. nyti.ms/3m5sBpd
June 22, 2011: President Obama announces the start of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. nyti.ms/3jYmYGM
May 27, 2014: President Obama announces plan for full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. nyti.ms/2VYtLb8
August 21, 2017: President Trump sets a new strategy for the Afghan war, deepening American involvement. nyti.ms/3skNVIq
February 29, 2020: President Trump negotiates a deal with the Taliban for full American troop withdrawal by May 1, 2021. nyti.ms/37S1GVu
April 13, 2021: President Biden announces full troop withdrawal to be complete by September 11, 2021. nyti.ms/3socUKQ
August 15, 2021: Kabul falls to Taliban control. nyti.ms/3yShDar
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