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Kabul (AFP) – The United States descended on Afghanistan and its Taliban government in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, which had sought sanctuary in the country. With American and NATO troops having all but departed Afghanistan after 20 years of war, here is a timeline of key events: ‘War on terror’On October 7, 2001 — less than a month after the September 11 attacks that killed around 3,000 people in the United States — President George W. Bush launches “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan. The ruling Islamist Taliban had been sheltering Osama bin Laden and his Al-…