US Forces Afghanistan
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Mar- 2020 -10 March
US begins Afghanistan troop withdrawal as ISIS claims rocket attack during presidential inauguration
The Defense Department said the withdrawal of a limited number of US troops from Afghanistan had begun, in accordance with a deal with the Taliban
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4 March
US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents
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Feb- 2020 -25 February
Taliban attacks down as Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ deal holds
A partial, week-long truce between the Taliban, American and Afghan forces held tenuously for a fourth day, despite several insurgent attacks and the US hitting ISIS targets
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21 February
US and Taliban agree to week-long ‘reduction in violence’ across Afghanistan
A week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence shortly ahead of the possible signing of a deal
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Jan- 2020 -28 January
US personnel killed in Afghanistan E-11A crash recovered
US forces recovered the bodies of two personnel killed when their E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni province, eastern Afghanistan
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Dec- 2019 -23 December
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
A US Green Beret, Sgt 1st Class Michael James Goble, was killed in action in Afghanistan
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11 December
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets US airbase in Bagram
A suicide car bombing at the largest US base in Afghanistan injured at least five people, just days after talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban resumed
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Nov- 2019 -20 November
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Two US military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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Oct- 2019 -19 October
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.
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9 October
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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