This is a description of the ongoing war in Afghanistan that began in 2001 following the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. The war has been fought between the United States and its allies, and the Taliban and other militant groups. The conflict has resulted in thousands of casualties on both sides
War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to:Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great, the conquest of Afghanistan by the Macedonian Empire Muslim conquests of Afghanistan, a series of campaigns in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries Mongol campaigns in Central Asia (1216–1222), the conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire Mughal conquests in Afghanistan (1526), the conquest by the Mughal Empire Afghan-Sikh Wars (1748–1837), intermittent wars between the Afghans and the Punjabis. Afghan Civil War (1863–1869), a civil war between Sher Ali Khan and Mohammad Afzal Khan's faction after the death of Dost Mohammad Khan Panjdeh incident (1885), an incursion into Afghanistan by the Russian Empire during the era of the "Great Game" Anglo−Afghan Wars, wars conducted by British India in Afghanistan 1839–1919) First Anglo−Afghan War (1839–1842) Second Anglo−Afghan War (1878–1880) Third Anglo−Afghan War (1919) Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), revolts by the Shinwari and the Saqqawists; the Saqqawists take over Kabul for a 9-month period Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929), an invasion by the Soviet Union against the Saqqawists in support of the royalists Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes (1947–present) Bajaur Campaign (1960–1961) Afghan conflict 1973 Afghan coup d'état 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising Afghan coup d'état (1976) Saur Revolution (1978) Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Taliban insurgency Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015–present) Republican insurgency in Afghanistan (2021–present) Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes (1947–present) Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes (2024–present) 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war