11 years
yes There has been war in the area for many decades.
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US never been in Afghanistan but US troops were about 10 years
23,000
As of 25th August 2011, there have been 29 Australian fatalities in the Afghanistan War.
Depends on what day you measure it from
Soldiers first landed in Afghanistan in October 2001, following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Judging by history all wars do come to an end but some take much longer than others. The Afghanistan War has now become the U.S longest war in its history. Obama says that they will be completely out by 2014 but how many times have we heard that?
In the last fifty years New Zealand has been involved in five wars. The country was involved in the Vietnam War, Indonesiaâ??Malaysia confrontation, Gulf War, 2006 East Timorese crisis, and War in Afghanistan.
The US has been fighting in Afghanistan longer it was fighting in Vietnam. It is the longest war in US history.
No one knows for certian.
84,000 US Soldiers are currently at war in Afghanistan