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The Fall of Kandahar took place in 2001 during the War in Afghanistan. After the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif , Kabul and Herat , Kandahar was the last major city under Taliban control. Kandahar was where the Taliban movement had originated and where its power base was located, so it was assumed that capturing Kandahar would be difficult.
Afghanistan is a rural country; in 2020, some 80% of its 33 million people lived in the countryside. [122]: 12 This predisposes warfare to rural areas, and provides ample hiding spots for guerrilla fighters. The country also has harsh winters, which favors spring or summertime military offensives after winter lulls in fighting.
Kandahar is the regional hub in southern Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan. [59] Non-built up land use accounts for 59% of the total land area. [ 59 ] Within the built-up area, vacant plots occupy a slightly higher percentage of land (36%) than residential land (34%). [ 59 ]
Battle of Kandahar may refer to: Battle of Kandahar (1880), the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War; Battle of Kandahar (2001), the fall of the city in 2001, signaling the end of organized Taliban control of Afghanistan; Battle of Kandahar (2011), an attack by the Taliban in May 2011
Two C-17 transports delivered 37,500 daily rations by airdrop to refugees inside Afghanistan on the first day of the attack. Relief efforts faced setback, however, from Taliban interference. World Food Programme storehouses in Kandahar were raided and surrendered to Taliban soldiers, who "seized about 7,000 tons of food."
The Pentagon warned of deteriorating security in Afghanistan in the second half of 2015 and a rise in the number of effective strikes by Taliban insurgents.
The most famous Mauryan emperor was Ashoka who reigned around 268–232 BCE, [44] and whose inscriptions such the Major and Minor Rock Edicts have been found in eastern and southern Afghanistan (for example in Kandahar). Supposedly also referred to by the name Piyadasi, he encouraged the propagation of Buddhism throughout the ancient world.
At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban official said. Quraishi Badlon, provincial director of the information and ...