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On this day - 7 October

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Start of the Afghanistan war

Daily Express 07/10/2001
On October 7th 2001, war began when international military forces led by the USA invaded Afghanistan as part of the global war on terrorism. The war occurred in direct response to the 09/11 terrorist attacks on the USA. The Afghanistan war officially persisted for almost 20 years until August 30th 2021, although there was a clear divide seen between the first and second parts of the war. The first part featured heavily international military action while during the second part of the war the majority of the combat was undertaken by the Afghan armed forces.

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