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January 11, 2020 – Two U.S. service members were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. [31] January 27, 2020 – Two US Air Force crew members were killed when an E-11A aircraft crashed; February 8, 2020 – Two U.S. Special Operations Soldiers were killed and six service members wounded from an insider "Green on Blue" attack in Nangarhar ...
A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC), [11] during the evacuation from Afghanistan. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] At least 182 people were killed, including 169 Afghan civilians and 13 members of the United States military, [ 3 ] [ 14 ] [ 4 ] the ...
This is a partial list of Afghan security forces killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).. Besides serving as an indicator of some of the numbers of policemen, soldiers and private military contractors (PMCs) deaths during specific time periods, this article allows readers to investigate the circumstances of those deaths by reading the citation articles.
House Speaker Mike Johnson apologized to the families of the fallen troops. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ... were killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, ISIS-K suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai ...
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, walk off a military airplane at Dover Air Force Base to attend the dignified transfer of fallen service members on August, 29, 2021. AFP via Getty Images
Fall of Kabul; Part of the 2021 Taliban offensive of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the war on terror: Clockwise from top left: Afghans fleeing Kabul Airport aboard a US Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, US Marines assisting at an evacuation checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport, coalition soldiers assist a child during the evacuation, armed Taliban fighters in Kabul, Taliban ...
July 20: A British Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado fighter jet crashed at Kandahar air base during takeoff at 7:20 a.m. The two pilots were injured after ejecting from the aircraft. [144] July 18: A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet crashed in central Afghanistan, killing the two crew members. [145]
Afghan Air Force; Afghan National Police; National Directorate of Security (NDS) Local anti-Taliban Militia [7] Strength; 21 June–8 August: Unknown; 8–11 August: Additional reinforcements from neighbouring areas [8] Taliban fighters freed from Kunduz prison [6] 21 June–8 August: Unknown; 8–11 August: 2,000 soldiers [9] Casualties and losses