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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.
Kandahar, titled Mission Kandahar in Canada, is a 2023 American spy action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Mitchell LaFortune. The film stars Gerard Butler (who is also a producer) and features a supporting cast that includes Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Tom Rhys Harries, Vassilis Koukalani, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson, and Travis Fimmel.
Kandahar (Dari: قندهار, "Qandahar") is a 2001 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, set in Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Its original Afghan title is Safar-e Ghandehar ( سفر قندهار ), which means "Journey to Kandahar", and it is alternatively known as The Sun Behind the Moon .
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; Battle of Kandahar (2021), part of the 2021 Taliban offensive
Operation Rhino was a Joint Special Operations Command raid by several special operations units, including the United States Army's 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment and the 75th Ranger Regiment (Regimental Reconnaissance Company and 3rd Ranger Battalion), on several Taliban targets in and around Kandahar, Afghanistan during the invasion of Afghanistan. [1]
Kandahar was named Alexandria, a name given to some cities that Alexander founded during his conquests. [18] Kandahar was a frequent target for conquest because of its strategic location in Asia, controlling the main trade route linking the Indian subcontinent with the Middle East and Central Asia. [19]
On November 18, the United States enlisted the help of Gul Agha Sherzai, an anti-Taliban commander and previous Governor of Kandahar Province. On November 25, the U.S. airlifted a contingent of 750 Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to create a forward base at Camp Rhino, [9] located 100 miles
The Kandahar massacre, also called the Panjwai massacre, [1] was a mass murder that occurred in the early hours of 11 March 2012, when United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales murdered 16 Afghan civilians and wounded six others in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nine of his victims were children, and 11 of the ...