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Afghanistan, From Bombing to Drawdown
President Obama's announcement on the July start of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan comes nearly a decade after the U.S.-led military operation began.
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August 8, 2003 – NATO assumes security in and around Kabul, the organization’s first commitment outside of Europe. This gives the alliance a leadership role in the United Nations-mandated International Security Assistance Force, known by the acronym ISAF
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January, 4, 2004 -- A loya jirga adopts a new Afghan constitution. The move marks a major step toward holding the country's first free elections in more than two decades. In October, Mr. Karzai becomes the country's first democratically elected president,
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October 29, 2004 -- Osama bin Laden releases a video tape to Arab television network al-Jazeera four days before the U.S. presidential election. In the video, the al-Qaida leader tells Americans their security does not depend on who is elected or al-Qaida
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May 23, 2005 -- During President Karzai's visit to Washington, he and President Bush sign a joint declaration, re-emphasizing the strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.