Afghanistan Wars (disambiguation)
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
- First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842): British invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, partly to extend the British Raj and also to counter Russian influence in the country. [e]
- Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880): British invasion of Afghanistan to counter Russian influence there. [e]
- Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919): Conflict which arose after Afghanistan declared its independence from British influence. [e]
- Afghanistan War (1978–1992): A civil war in Afghanistan that matched the Soviet Union and its Afghan allies against a coalition of anti-Communist groups called the mujahideen, supported from the outside by the United States, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. [e]
- Afghanistan War (2001-2021): Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9-11 attack, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces [e]