War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan. , The War in Afghanistan was also known as Operation Enduring Freedom, which was declared a war on terror. Operation Enduring Freedom was a result of al-Qaeda's attacks on the United States on 9/11/2001. The Afghanistan's Taliban government refused to turn over the al-Qaeda leaders. A coalition led by the United States first invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 by launching military strikes and destroying the Taliban in Afghanistan., After the fall of the Taliban, the US remained in Afghanistan and led a UN sanctioned coalition as a security mission. Three years later the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established. This was intended to be a new democratic authority that would prevent the Taliban from returning to power., After the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, US leaders began planning an exit strategy from Afghanistan. In December, 2014 combat operations in Afghanistan ended and full security responsibility was transferred to the Afghan government. , It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955-1975) by approximately 6 months. The war included extensive use of air power and special forces., President Joseph Biden was determined to pull out remaining US peacekeeping forces. Operation Allies Refuge, airlifted the remaining US troops, workers at the American Embassy in Kabul and certain at-risk Afghanistan civilians in 2021 thus allowing the Taliban to take power again over the country that resulted in a final 13 killed in action., 130,000 Americans served in Afghanistan during the initial invasion but it is estimated that about 800,000 have served during the duration of the war in Afghanistan. It is estimated that from 2001-2021 2,324 American soldiers were killed and 20,713 were visibly wounded. Many more have invisible wounds.