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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 ...
While more than 5.7 million former refugees returned to Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion, [91] by the time the Taliban returned to power in 2021, 2.6 million Afghans remained refugees, [92] while another 4 million were internally displaced.
Doha Agreement between U.S. and Taliban begins withdrawal of U.S.-led forces, full withdrawal completes on 30 August 2021; 2021 Taliban offensive culminates in overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Formal end of fighting on 15 August 2021 with the fall of Kabul; National interim Taliban government announced on 7 September 2021
Taliban fighters capture Afghanistan's second largest dam and key army bases as their insurgency intensifies across the country. [ 8 ] 8 May – A car bomb and two other improvised explosive devices explode outside a secondary school in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood in western Kabul, killing at least 68 people , most of whom were students.
The Taliban, toppled by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, are already back in power, sweeping aside the Washington-backed Afghan government.
The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn’t end with the departure of the last U.S. troops on Aug. 30, but it did slow to a trickle. The U.S. airlifted 124,000 people ...
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Fourth Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) (1996–2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Taliban; Al-Qaeda. Islamic State of Afghanistan. United Front; Stalemate: Stalemate with varying fronts between the Taliban and Massoud's forces (United Front) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021) War in ...
As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? An emboldened Taliban insurgency is making battlefield gains, and prospective peace ...