United States invasion of Afghanistan
October 7 – December 17, 2001
Result American-led coalition victory
The United States and its allies attacked Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks, working with the Northern Alliance. The Taliban government fell by December.
Battles 1
November 13–14, 2001
Key commanders
Coalition 13
George W. Bush
belligerent leader
Jacques Chirac
belligerent leader
Tony Blair
belligerent leader
Gerhard Schröder
belligerent leader
Burhanuddin Rabbani
belligerent leader
John Howard
belligerent leader
Jean Chrétien
belligerent leader
Silvio Berlusconi
belligerent leader
Helen Clark
belligerent leader
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
belligerent leader
Donald Rumsfeld
belligerent leader
Abdul Rashid Dostum
military commander
Hamid Karzai
military commander
