How many innocent civilians died in Afghanistan?

Civilian and overall casualties (2016) The UN estimates that in 2016 3,498 civilians were killed and 7,920 were wounded in Afghanistan.

When did US invade Afghanistan?

October 7, 2001
On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces.

Was Afghanistan conquered?

Afghanistan partially fell to the Achaemenid Empire after it was conquered by Darius I of Persia. The area was divided into several provinces called satrapies, which were each ruled by a governor, or satrap.

How many American soldiers died in the Afghanistan War?

The Afghanistan War, by the numbers: US troops killed: 2,309. US troops injured: 20,660. Taliban members killed: 72,000. Afghan national security forces killed: 65,596

How much money has been lost in Afghanistan since 2009?

In a report to the US Congress in October 2020, the watchdog responsible for the oversight of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan estimated that about $19bn had been lost this way between May 2009 and December 31, 2019. What about the human cost?

What is the human cost of the war in Afghanistan?

What about the human cost? Since the war against the Taliban began in 2001, US forces have suffered more than 2,300 deaths and around 20,660 soldiers injured in action. But US casualty figures are dwarfed by the loss of life among Afghan security forces and civilians.

Why did the US go to war in Afghanistan?

The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 to oust the Taliban, whom they said were harbouring Osama Bin Laden and other al-Qaeda figures linked to the 9/11 attacks. US troop numbers in Afghanistan grew as Washington poured in billions of dollars to fight a Taliban insurgency and fund reconstruction.