The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2003

• NATO officially takes command of peacekeeping in Afghanistan

2008

• End of Operation Iron Pursuit in Iraq

2011

• Vengeance is exacted on the 11 Taliban militants involved in downing the CH-47 Chinook, who are killed in an F-16 airstrike. Meanwhile, five ISAF service members die following an improvised explosive device attack in the southern provinces.

Casualties on August 11:

• PERRY, DAVID SCOTT – August 11, 2003
• HOWARD, JOHN RYAN – August 11, 2004
• HUBBARD, TAVON LEE – August 11, 2004
• CHANDLER, JEREMY ALAN – August 11, 2005
• HESELTON, EDWARD RALPH – August 11, 2005
• GARZA, ROGELIO ROLANDO JR – August 11, 2006
• SMALL, ANDREW RICHARD – August 11, 2006
• WHITE, JAMES PAUL JR – August 11, 2006
• GOODE, JORDAN EMIL – August 11, 2007
• EDWARDS, WILLIAM LAWRENCE – August 11, 2007
• KIRKPATRICK, SCOTT LANGE – August 11, 2007
• LANCASTER, ANDREW WAYNE – August 11, 2007
• PENROD, JUSTIN OWEN – August 11, 2007
• SCATES, WILLIAM DANIEL – August 11, 2007
• KARCH, CHRISTOPHER NEAL – August 11, 2010
• FRANK, EDWARD J II – August 11, 2011
• FREEMAN, JAMEEL TALIB – August 11, 2011
• GALLINGER-LONG, RILEY – August 11, 2011
• LAY, PATRICK LEWIS II – August 11, 2011
• LOPEZ, RUEBEN JESUS – August 11, 2011
• MORRIS, JORDAN MATTHEW – August 11, 2011
• GRACE, KEITH ERIN JR – August 11, 2013
• HERRERA, OCTAVIO – August 11, 2013
• HICKS, JAMAR AVERY – August 11, 2013