▁service ▁member ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁combat ▁cas ual ty ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁immediately ▁claimed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁media ▁reported ▁about ▁a ▁scheduled ▁meeting ▁in ▁Q atar ▁between ▁Tal ib an ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁pe ac em akers , ▁including ▁the ▁Afghan ▁President , ▁about ▁ending ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Re const ruction ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁Conf lict ▁Mon itor ▁ ▁Background er ▁on ▁Afghan istan : ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁End ing ▁Afghan istan ’ s ▁Civil ▁by ▁James ▁D obb ins , ▁The ▁R AND ▁Corporation , ▁Test im ony ▁presented ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Committee ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁F uel ing ▁Afghan istan ' s ▁War - Press ▁Background er ▁ ▁More ▁information ▁on ▁Post - Conf lict ▁Re const ruction ▁from ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁and ▁International ▁Studies ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Comm un ism - based ▁civil ▁wars ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁military ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁re bell ions ▁Category : O ng o ing ▁conflicts ▁Category : W ar l ord ism ▁Category : W ars ▁involving ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁Category : Re volution - based ▁civil ▁wars ▁Category :