afghanistan war when did it start and end
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) The War in Afghanistan (or the U.S. War in Afghanistan; code named Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (2001–2014) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (2015–present))[50][51] followed the United States invasion of Afghanistan[52] of October 7, 2001. The U.S. was supported initially by the United Kingdom and Canada[53] and later by a coalition of over 40 countries, including all NATO members. The war's public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.[54] The War in Afghanistan is the second longest war in United States history, behind the Vietnam War.[55][56][57][58][59]
United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan As of October 1, 2015, the United States Department of Defense lists 2,254 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Of these, 1,856 are due to hostile action and 398 non-hostile.[7]