2021 Taliban offensive

2021 military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 
2021 Afghanistan offensive, Afghanistan offensive, Fall of Afghanistan, Taliban offensive

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Afghan Civil War – Afghan Civil War – Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) – Afghan Conflict – Battle of Chora – Battle of Tarin Kowt – Battle of Tarinkot – Battle of Uruzgan – Capture of Zaranj – Fall of Kabul – Islamic State–Taliban conflict – Kanishka's Central Asian campaign – Mughal–Safavid War – War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) – War in Afghanistan (2015–2021) – 

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August 2021 Kabul attack 2021

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Capture of Zaranj 2021

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Fall of Kabul 2021

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Afghan Civil War 1996

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2021 Taliban Offensive (Panjshir)

2021 Taliban Offensive - Situation on 25 July

Afghan Air Force rescues a small child (100729-F-0000Z-001)

Afghan National Army soldiers advance

Afghan National Army soldiers fire their weapons

Afghan government forces in Jowzjan Province

Afghan government forces in Jowzjan Province during 2021 Taliban offensive (cropped)

Armed civilians protest in support of the Afghan government

Fazel Ahmed, 9, lost his arm in a mortar attack in Afghanistan, but his family did not flee until the Taliban took over his region this summer on April 13, 2021 in Van, Turkey.

Hasla w obronie uchodzcow z Afganistanu

Image of Kandahar before capture by Taliban forces

In an area of a graveyard set aside for the bodies of refugees found dead as they attempt to find safety, this grave says simply: "Afghan" on April 12, 2021 in Van, Turkey.

Leaders discuss the security situation in Afghanistan

Map of the 2021 Taliban-led offensive in Afghanistan after the announcement of the United States' withdrawal

Map of the 2021 Taliban-led offensive in Afghanistan on August 7 around Zaranj

Omid Suleyman Zada, 26 weeps while describing the death of his brother at the hands of Taliban fighters on April 10, 2021 in Van, Turkey.

Przyjac uchodzcow otworzyc granice

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah 51269697227

Situation around Herat on August 7

Taliban fighters during 2021 offensive

The triumph of the tyranny in Afghanistan

سہیل شاہین Sohail Shaeen محمد سہیل شاہین Mohammad Sohail Shaheen Muhammad Sohail Shaheen

• Afghan Locals Seek to Join Military to Defend Against Taliban.webm (Wikimedia)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
conflict	2021	August 2021 Kabul attack	car bombing, terrorist attack		Wikidata
conflict	2021	Capture of Zaranj	battle		Wikidata
conflict	2021	Fall of Kabul	siege, battle		Wikidata
war	1996	Afghan Civil War	civil war, Afghan Conflict		Wikidata
war	1978	Afghan Conflict	civil war, Cold War, War on Terror		Wikidata
war	1557	Mughal–Persian Wars	series of wars		Wikidata
image	2021	2021 Taliban Offensive (Panjshir)			Wikimedia
image	2021	2021 Taliban Offensive - Situation on 25 July			Wikimedia
image	2010	Afghan Air Force rescues a small child (100729-F-0000Z-001)			Wikimedia
image	2021	Afghan National Army soldiers advance			Wikimedia
image	2021	Afghan National Army soldiers fire their weapons			Wikimedia
image	2021	Afghan government forces in Jowzjan Province			Wikimedia
image	2021	Afghan government forces in Jowzjan Province during 2021 Taliban offensive (cropped)			Wikimedia
image	2021	Armed civilians protest in support of the Afghan government			Wikimedia
image	2021	Fazel Ahmed, 9, lost his arm in a mortar attack in Afghanistan, but his family did not flee until the Taliban took over his region this summer on April 13, 2021 in Van, Turkey.			Wikimedia
image		Hasla w obronie uchodzcow z Afganistanu			Wikimedia
image	2021	Image of Kandahar before capture by Taliban forces			Wikimedia
image		"Afghan"%20on%20April%2012,%202021%20in%20Van,%20Turkey.jpg In an area of a graveyard set aside for the bodies of refugees found dead as they attempt to find safety, this grave says simply: "Afghan" on April 12, 2021 in Van, Turkey.			Wikimedia
image		Leaders discuss the security situation in Afghanistan			Wikimedia
image	2021	Map of the 2021 Taliban-led offensive in Afghanistan after the announcement of the United States' withdrawal			Wikimedia
image	2021	Map of the 2021 Taliban-led offensive in Afghanistan on August 7 around Zaranj			Wikimedia
image	2021	Omid Suleyman Zada, 26 weeps while describing the death of his brother at the hands of Taliban fighters on April 10, 2021 in Van, Turkey.			Wikimedia
image	2021	Przyjac uchodzcow otworzyc granice			Wikimedia
image	2021	Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah 51269697227			Wikimedia
image	2021	Situation around Herat on August 7			Wikimedia
image	2021	Taliban fighters during 2021 offensive			Wikimedia
image	2021	The triumph of the tyranny in Afghanistan			Wikimedia
image	2020	سہیل شاہین Sohail Shaeen محمد سہیل شاہین Mohammad Sohail Shaheen Muhammad Sohail Shaheen			Wikimedia
video	2021	Afghan Locals Seek to Join Military to Defend Against Taliban.webm			Wikimedia

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