Scary Kerry Swamp

 R, G, B, Colors for ThinPAR RED                                           .   RED 100%          255, 0, 0 RED DARK                  204, 0, 0 RED DARK-II               153, 0, 0 RED DARK-III              102, 0, 0 RED DARKEST                51, 0, 0 ORANGE                                            . ORANGE 100%      255, 128,  0 ORANGE DARK              204, 102, 0 ORANGE DARK-II           102,  51, 0 ORANGE DARKEST            51,  25...

October 7, 2001 - Taliban & al-Qaeda terrorists The US invasion of Afghanistan started on October 7, 2001. sought to remove the Taliban from power as they were hosting al-Qaeda terrorists who were the main suspects of the September 11 attacks. US war in Afghanistan 7 October 2001-2018 US and allies successfully drove the Taliban from power in order to deny al-Qaeda a safe base of operations in Afghanistan. The war has since mostly involved US and allied Afghan government troops battling Taliban insurgents. Taliban Insurgency Allied groups & approximate population Taliban: 60,000  High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate: 10,000 Haqqani network: 10,000   Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 Hezb-e-Islami: 1,500 al-Qaeda: 500   Lashkar-e-Taiba: 500 Hizb-i Islami: al-Qaeda-militant Islamist org  Osama bin Laden Taliban. Al Qaeda - an Islamist terrorist movement with the US as the primary target.  al-Qaeda members believe that a Christian–Je...