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  Humanitarian Aid to Afghans - Man handing out school supplies; Afghan man having blood pressure taken by medic, Resupply of drinking water being delivered, a registered nurse, befriends Afghan children,Interpreter Najla Farzana of the World Wide Language Resources administers a formula to an Afghan child, a medic with Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) applies eye drops to the eye of a local villager at the Baba  
Operation Enduring Freedom Timeline
2001
 
2003
America Launches Strikes Against Al Qaeda, Taliban U.S. Focus Turns to Afghanistan's Reconstruction
Central Command Asks to Designate Afghanistan Combat Zone Cave-Clearing Ops Proceed in Spin Boldak Area
U.S. Crews Assault Al Qaeda, Taliban Support Structures Coalition Drops JDAM in Afghanistan
DoD Officials Won't Confirm U.S. Ground Troops in Afghanistan Bush: Terrorist's Arrest 'A Serious Blow to al Qaeda'
Two Soldiers Killed; Special Forces Assault Taliban Sites Another Air Assault Launched in Afghanistan
Rumsfeld Says Progress in War Is Measurable U.S., Italian Forces Launch Strike in Afghanistan
U.S. Increases Number of Forces in Afghanistan Coalition Forces Launch Operation in Afghanistan
Air Strikes Claim Taliban, Al Qaeda Leaders Special Ops Troops Kill Enemy Forces in Afghanistan
Bombing Continues on Ramadan's First Day NATO Assumes Command of the Peacekeeping Force
Jets Target Taliban; DoD Awaits Bomb Damage Assessment President Signs $87.5 Billion Package for Iraq, Afghanistan
American Taliban Fighter Under U.S. Control in Afghanistan Coalition Pursues Dual Missions in Afghanistan
Taliban Surrendering Kandahar, U.S. Forces in Firefights
2004
Air, Ground Forces Continue to Hammer Tora Bora NATO Takes Over Provincial Reconstruction Team
Tora Bora Battle Continues Vermont National Guard Trains Afghan Army Trainers
Afghan Campaign Entering New Phase Coalition in Afghanistan Wraps Up Mountain Blizzard
2002
NATO Makes Key Decisions on Iraq, Afghanistan
Soldiers Replacing Marines in Kandahar NATO Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan Will Free up U.S. Troops
U.S. Casts Dragnet to Snag Al Qaeda, Taliban Leaders Iraq, Afghanistan Troop-Rotation Plans Announced
2nd Strike Hits Zawar Kili; Search on for Bin Laden, Omar Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Officials Discuss Partnership
U.S. Aircraft Hit 4 Afghan Targets; Guantanamo Work Begins 'Lightning Resolve' to Protect Afghan Election Process
U.S. Launches Raid on Taliban Compounds U.S. Military Academy Helps to Build Afghan 'West Point'
Franks: Al Qaeda's Safe Harbor Is Gone Rumsfeld Addresses State of Afghanistan's Terror Fight
Coalition, Afghan Forces Attack Al Qaeda-Taliban Enclave U.S. Walking Lightly, but Effectively in Afghanistan
Rumsfeld: Cleanup Under Way in Afghanistan Joint Chiefs Chairman Notes Improvement in Afghanistan
U.S Military Will Help Train Afghan Army, Rumsfeld Says New Division Assists in Added Afghan Election Security
Rumsfeld Confirms Capture of Senior Al Qaeda Leader Coalition, Afghan Forces Gear up for October Election
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Proving Their Worth New Afghan Army Recruiting Center Opens for Business
Special Ops Forces Kill 5, Capture 32 Near Kandahar Afghan, Iraqi Elections' Approach Likely to Increase Violence
American Soldiers Training Afghan National Army Afghanistan Sept. 11 Ceremony Renews Purpose
U.S. Troops to Provide Security for Afghan President 82nd Paratroopers to Assist Security for Afghan Elections
Construction Begins on Major Afghan Highway Afghan Army's Kandahar Regional Command Stands Up
Combat Actions Occur in Afghanistan, Iraq Afghan Elections Present Opportunities, Challenges
A Country in Need: U.S. Forces Help Restore Health Care Afghan Militia Demobilization Hits High Note
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