2016 ⟶ US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
US troops withdraw from Afghanistan after 15 years.Year
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🇦🇫 Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Completed
February 15: End of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.⟶

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⚔️ U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan and Overthrow of the Taliban
October 7 – December 17: The United States invades Afghanistan and topples the Taliban regime, resulting in a long-term war.⟶

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🕊️ United States Military Withdrawal from Iraq

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🪖 US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
US troops withdraw from Afghanistan after 15 years.⟶
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🕊️ United States Signs Tentative Peace Agreement with Taliban
The United States signs a tentative peace agreement with the Taliban.⟶

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🪖 Taliban Takeover of Kabul and End of the War in Afghanistan
August 15: Kabul falls following the 2021 Taliban offensive, as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapses, and the country is governed thereafter by the Taliban as the reinstated Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan thus ends after 20 years following the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops.⟶

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