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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 ...
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 ...
U.S. officials say they are racing to evacuate as many people from Afghanistan as possible before the end of the month, when America's 20-year military presence in the country is scheduled to end.
29 June 2019 – 15 August 2021 ( – ) Speaker of the House of Elders: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Fazel Hadi Muslimyar: 29 January 2011 – 15 August 2021 ( – ) Chief Justice: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Sayed Yousuf Halim: October 2014 () – 15 August 2021 ()
The 2021 Kabul airlift was a large-scale evacuation operation conducted by the United States and its allies following the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 and during the final stages of the U.S. and NATO troop withdrawal, marking the end of the 2001–2021 war in Afghanistan. [27]
The offensive began on 1 May 2021, [90] [91] [18] coinciding with the withdrawal of the United States's 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, and those belonging to other international allies. [92] Large numbers of armed civilians, including women, volunteered with the Afghan Army in defense, [ 93 ] [ 94 ] [ 95 ] while some former warlords, notably ...
2021 Kabul airport attack - Hamid Karzai International Airport was attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen; the attack was claimed by Islamic State – Khorasan Province. It was the deadliest day for the US military (13 killed) in Afghanistan since 2011. 18 September 2021 Kabul and Jalalabad: At least 7 At least 30
Pakistani and Afghan security forces clashed on Monday at the recently shuttered main border crossing between the two countries, killing at least one combatant and injuring several, officials said.