Key dates in US involvement in Afghanistan since 9/11

 American troops pulled out of their major army base in Afghanistan on Friday, a US defence legit stated, below an agreement with the Taliban making an allowance for the withdrawal of all US forces from the us of a, to give up their longest conflict.

The US navy has coordinated its air war and logistical support for its Afghan mission from the Bagram air base, approximately 60km (40 miles) north of Kabul, and the withdrawal of forces from the bottom symbolises the stop of the US navy involvement inside the usa.

The following is a chronology of US involvement and important developments in Afghanistan during the last  a long time:

Sept eleven, 2001 - US involvement in Afghanistan is precipitated by means of attacks on the United States plotted in Afghanistan by the Al Qaeda militant institution, led with the aid of Osama bin Laden, who become in Afghanistan underneath Taliban safety.

Oct 7, 2001 - US forces starts offevolved air marketing campaign with moves on Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. Small numbers of US special forces and CIA retailers soon slip into Afghanistan to help direct the bombing marketing campaign and organise Afghan competition forces.

Nov 13, 2001 - US-sponsored Northern Alliance forces enter Kabul because the Taliban withdraw south. 

December 2001 - US forces bomb the Tora Bora cave complex in jap Afghanistan in which bin Laden is reportedly hiding however he slips over the border into Pakistan, where he disappears.

May 2, 2003 - US officials claim an end to principal combat operations in Afghanistan. Under President George W. Bush, the USA attention flip to making ready for the invasion of Iraq, which required a diversion of US troops, device, and intelligence series from Afghanistan. This allows the Taliban to slowly regroup, in the beginning in the south and east.

Feb 17, 2009 - President Barack Obama, in his first principal military decision as commander-in-chief, orders 17,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan to address an intensifying insurgency. The 17,000 fortify 38,000 US troops and 32,000 from some 40 NATO allies already in Afghanistan.

May 1, 2011 - Bin Laden is killed in a raid by using US forces in Pakistan. At about the identical time, the variety of US forces in Afghanistan peaks at approximately 100,000 as part of a surge that saw intensified CIA drone attacks on Taliban and other militants in Pakistan.

December 2011 - US officials say US diplomats have held about half of a dozen mystery meetings with Afghan Taliban contacts over the previous 10 months, primarily in Germany and Qatar.

May 27, 2014 - Obama outlines a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops by using the give up of the yr and pull out the rest by way of the quit of 2016.

Dec 28, 2014 - The US combat project is officially concluded after the withdrawal of most fight troops and an transition to an "Afghan-led" struggle. Nearly 10,000 US troops stay, with a focus on education Afghan forces and counter-terrorism.

Aug 21, 2017 - US President Donald Trump declares his approach, calling for an open-ended deployment of US forces with the goal of forcing the Taliban to negotiate peace with the Kabul authorities.

Sep four, 2018 – Afghan-born US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad appointed US unique representative to are searching for negotiations with the Taliban.

Feb 29, 2020 - The United States symptoms a troop withdrawal agreement with the Taliban in Doha that envisages peace talks among the Afghan authorities and the institution.

Sept 12, 2020 - Afghan authorities and Taliban negotiators release peace talks in Doha after months of delays.

Dec 2, 2020 - Afghan government and Taliban negotiators attain preliminary agreement on tactics for peace talks, a largely administrative improvement but their first written settlement in 19 years of battle.

April 14, 2021 - US President Joe Biden pronounces US forces will stay beyond the May cut-off date envisaged through the USA-Taliban deal but will withdraw unconditionally by 11th of September.

June 26, 2021 - Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the White House. He calls on Afghans to decide their very own future even as vowing to keep safety resource.

July 2, 2021 - US troops pull out of Bagram air base 60km (forty miles) north of Kabul whilst violence across the united states is at historical highs.