Timeline U.S occupation
1999
2004
2003
2025
2001
2002
Timeline U.S occupation
2005
2009
2008
2025
2006
2007
Timeline U.S occupation
2014
2010
2019
2018
2013
2025
2011
2017
2012
Timeline U.S occupation
2020
2023
2025
2021
2022
- June 23, 2010: General McChrystal removed; General Petraeus appointed at a critical juncture.
- November 2010: NATO agrees to hand over security to Afghan forces.
- August 2010: The United States completed the withdrawal of its combat troops from Iraq, complying with the agreement signed in 2008.
Parliamentaries of Iraq
January 30, 2005
Iraq’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein.Iraq’s interim government transfers power to a transitional government led by Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
June 20, 2005
December 15, 2005
Second parliamentary elections held in Iraq.
2020
- Intra-Afghan peace talks begin.
- The United States announces a troop withdrawal.
2008 - Troop Withdrawal Agreement:
On November 19, 2008, United States President George W. Bush and Iraq signed the Troop Withdrawal Agreement, which established the schedule for the gradual withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.
August 2008:
U.S. gunship mistakenly kills Afghan civilians in Herat
2019
- President Trump breaks off the peace talks with the Taliban.
- The Afghan President is killed in a Taliban attack.
- The United States and the Taliban sign a deal on a path to peace.
2023: consequences
- Afghanistan's poverty rate increased to 97% in 2022 from 47% in 2020 due to international isolation and the Taliban takeover.
- The exodus of skilled workers left many sectors under-resourced.
- Restrictions on women's rights, freedom of the media, and freedom of expression increased significantly.
- Afghanistan is currently the only country in the world where girls are banned from attending secondary school.
Overall, the situation in Afghanistan in 2022 was very dire, with the population facing a number of challenges, including a lack of humanitarian assistance, a struggling economy, restrictions on human rights, and a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by natural disasters.
New government in Iraq
Interim government established in Iraq led by Iyad Allawi.
Second Battle of Fallujah
First Battle of Fallujah
U.S coalition launched a major offensive to control the city. Te fighting was intense. After days the coalition failed and decided to withdraw. Fallujah remained a stronghold for insurgents
The objective was to eliminate insurgent strongholds in Fallujah and reestablish the order. The coalition employed heavy artillery and air support, after weeks, the coalition declared victory. It is considered a pivotal moment in the Iraq war
End of the combat operations
Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq is captured by U.S. forces.
December 13, 2003
2021
- President Biden announces that the United States will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.
- The Afghan government collapses as the Taliban take Kabul.
- The United States completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Invasion of Afghanistan
October 7, 2001
The invasion of Afghanistan begins in the part of U.S. and the international coalition, in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Feb 22
Dec 30
Saddam Hussein died after being hanged.
The Akariya Shrine in Samarra was hit by a powerful bomb
Apr 22
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki was the nominee for prime minister
The Surge
January 10, 2007
The president of the United States of America, George W. Bush announces a troop surge in Iraq as part of the strategy known as “The Surge”.
May, 2007
Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah was killed
2022
- The Taliban roll back and roll back all the gains made in liberal and democratic rights and freedoms over the past twenty years.
- More than 120,000 Afghans are airlifted and resettled around the world.
- The United Nations launches the largest single-country appeal in history for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
- The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction issues an interim assessment of U.S. participation and withdrawal in Afghanistan.
- The Biden administration releases a report saying the Trump administration bears heavy responsibility for waiting too long to begin preparing to withdraw troops.
2018
- Negotiations between the United States and the Taliban in Doha enter their highest level yet.
- The Trump administration plans to pull out seven thousand troops from Afghanistan.
End of the War against ISIS:
Although the conflict against ISIS continued after the liberation of Mosul, in December 2017, the Iraqi government officially declared victory over ISIS in Iraq
2017
- The United States drops a powerful non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.
- The Taliban carry out a series of bold terror attacks in Kabul.
- The Trump administration cuts off security assistance to Pakistan because they believe they are harboring Taliban militants.
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Timeline U.S occupation
1999
2004
2003
2025
2001
2002
Timeline U.S occupation
2005
2009
2008
2025
2006
2007
Timeline U.S occupation
2014
2010
2019
2018
2013
2025
2011
2017
2012
Timeline U.S occupation
2020
2023
2025
2021
2022
Parliamentaries of Iraq
January 30, 2005
Iraq’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein.Iraq’s interim government transfers power to a transitional government led by Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
June 20, 2005
December 15, 2005
Second parliamentary elections held in Iraq.
2020
2008 - Troop Withdrawal Agreement:
On November 19, 2008, United States President George W. Bush and Iraq signed the Troop Withdrawal Agreement, which established the schedule for the gradual withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.
August 2008:
U.S. gunship mistakenly kills Afghan civilians in Herat
2019
2023: consequences
Overall, the situation in Afghanistan in 2022 was very dire, with the population facing a number of challenges, including a lack of humanitarian assistance, a struggling economy, restrictions on human rights, and a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by natural disasters.
New government in Iraq
Interim government established in Iraq led by Iyad Allawi.
Second Battle of Fallujah
First Battle of Fallujah
U.S coalition launched a major offensive to control the city. Te fighting was intense. After days the coalition failed and decided to withdraw. Fallujah remained a stronghold for insurgents
The objective was to eliminate insurgent strongholds in Fallujah and reestablish the order. The coalition employed heavy artillery and air support, after weeks, the coalition declared victory. It is considered a pivotal moment in the Iraq war
End of the combat operations
Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq is captured by U.S. forces.
December 13, 2003
2021
Invasion of Afghanistan
October 7, 2001
The invasion of Afghanistan begins in the part of U.S. and the international coalition, in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Feb 22
Dec 30
Saddam Hussein died after being hanged.
The Akariya Shrine in Samarra was hit by a powerful bomb
Apr 22
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki was the nominee for prime minister
The Surge
January 10, 2007
The president of the United States of America, George W. Bush announces a troop surge in Iraq as part of the strategy known as “The Surge”.
May, 2007
Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah was killed
2022
2018
- Negotiations between the United States and the Taliban in Doha enter their highest level yet.
- The Trump administration plans to pull out seven thousand troops from Afghanistan.
End of the War against ISIS: Although the conflict against ISIS continued after the liberation of Mosul, in December 2017, the Iraqi government officially declared victory over ISIS in Iraq2017