On the eve of 9/11, the Taliban were poised to conquer the remaining fronts of resistance, but things changed quickly.
Timeline: A decade of war in Afghanistan
Major events since the US launched military operations in 2001 to topple the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
23 Feb 2012
Source: Al Jazeera
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