<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> War in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- present ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the larger War in Afghanistan , and the Global War on Terrorism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Clockwise from top - left : British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad - e Ali District of Helmand Province ; two F / A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan ; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province ; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province ; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan ; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout ; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province , U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter , a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 7 October 2001 -- present ( 16 years , 1 month , 2 weeks and 6 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda and Taliban militant training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Drone Strikes in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan </Li> <Li> Death of Osama bin Laden </Li> <Li> Death of Mohammed Omar in July 2013 </Li> <Li> Over two - thirds of Al - Qaeda 's operatives killed or captured </Li> <Li> International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) disbanded in December 2014 </Li> <Li> Commencement of Resolute Support Mission in December 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion ( 2001 ) : Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany </Td> <Td> Invasion ( 2001 ) : Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al - Qaeda 055 Brigade IMU TNSM ETIM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ISAF phase ( 2001 -- 14 ) : Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Italy Germany Georgia Jordan Turkey Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Australia Czech Republic </P> Continued list ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Singapore ( 2008 -- 13 ) </Li> <Li> Switzerland ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> RS phase ( from 2015 ) : Resolute Support United States Italy Germany Georgia Turkey Romania United Kingdom Australia Czech Republic Poland </P> Continued list ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bosnia - Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> Support : ( show ) <Ul> <Li> India </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ISAF / RS Phase ( from 2001 ) : Taliban </P> <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network ( from 2002 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> al - Qaeda Allied groups : </P> <Ul> <Li> HIG ( until 2016 ) </Li> <Li> IJU ( from 2002 ) </Li> <Li> IMU ( until 2015 ) </Li> <Li> ETIM </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz ( from 2013 ) </Li> <Li> `` Renouncers '' loyal to Muhammad Rasul ( from 2015 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> ISIL - KP ( from 2015 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups : </P> <Ul> <Li> LeJ </Li> <Li> Pakistani Taliban <Ul> <Li> LeI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Theresa
<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> War in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- present ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the larger War in Afghanistan , and the Global War on Terrorism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Clockwise from top - left : British Royal Marines take part in the clearance of Nad - e Ali District of Helmand Province ; two F / A-18 strike fighters conduct combat missions over Afghanistan ; an anti-Taliban fighter during an operation to secure a compound in Helmand Province ; a French chasseur alpin patrols a valley in Kapisa Province ; U.S. Marines prepare to board buses shortly after arriving in southern Afghanistan ; Taliban fighters in a cave hideout ; U.S. soldiers prepare to fire a mortar during a mission in Paktika Province , U.S. troops disembark from a helicopter , a MEDCAP centre in Khost Province . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 7 October 2001 -- present ( 16 years , 1 month , 2 weeks and 6 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda and Taliban militant training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Drone Strikes in the tribal areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan </Li> <Li> Death of Osama bin Laden </Li> <Li> Death of Mohammed Omar in July 2013 </Li> <Li> Over two - thirds of Al - Qaeda 's operatives killed or captured </Li> <Li> International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) disbanded in December 2014 </Li> <Li> Commencement of Resolute Support Mission in December 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion ( 2001 ) : Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany </Td> <Td> Invasion ( 2001 ) : Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al - Qaeda 055 Brigade IMU TNSM ETIM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ISAF phase ( 2001 -- 14 ) : Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Italy Germany Georgia Jordan Turkey Bulgaria Poland Romania Spain Australia Czech Republic </P> Continued list ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Singapore ( 2008 -- 13 ) </Li> <Li> Switzerland ( 2004 -- 08 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> RS phase ( from 2015 ) : Resolute Support United States Italy Germany Georgia Turkey Romania United Kingdom Australia Czech Republic Poland </P> Continued list ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Armenia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Croatia </Li> <Li> Azerbaijan </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bosnia - Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Spain </Li> <Li> Slovenia </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> </Ul> Support : ( show ) <Ul> <Li> India </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ISAF / RS Phase ( from 2001 ) : Taliban </P> <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network ( from 2002 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> al - Qaeda Allied groups : </P> <Ul> <Li> HIG ( until 2016 ) </Li> <Li> IJU ( from 2002 ) </Li> <Li> IMU ( until 2015 ) </Li> <Li> ETIM </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz ( from 2013 ) </Li> <Li> `` Renouncers '' loyal to Muhammad Rasul ( from 2015 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> ISIL - KP ( from 2015 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups : </P> <Ul> <Li> LeJ </Li> <Li> Pakistani Taliban <Ul> <Li> LeI </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani Donald Trump Theresa
when did the us first send troops to afghanistan
when did the us first send troops to afghanistan
7 October 2001
7 October 2001