Fall of Mazari Sharif
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The fall of Mazar-i-Sharif in November 2001 resulted from the first major offensive of the Afghanistan War after American intervention. A push into the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province by the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, combined with U.S. Army Special Forces aerial bombardment, resulted in the withdrawal of Taliban forces who had held the city since 1998. After the fall of outlying villages, and an intensive bombardment, the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces withdrew from the city. Approximately 300 Taliban fighters were killed and 250 were captured, and around 1,000 reportedly defected. The capture of Mazar-i-Sharif was the first major defeat for the Taliban.
2001
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United States, Afghanistan, 
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Location: 36.7, 67.1167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 207 | Siege of Bactra | Seleucid Empire, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 328 | Siege of Cyropolis | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 367 | Bactriana expedition of Chandragupta II | Gupta Empire, military expedition, Huna people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 899 | Unknown | Saffarid dynasty, Samanid Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 900 | Battle of Balkh | battle, Saffarid dynasty, Samanid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1221 | Siege of Balkh | Mongol Empire, siege, Khwarazmian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1370 | Siege of Balkh | Timur, Husayn, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1447 | Siege of Balkh | Timurid dynasty, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of Balkh | battle, Khanate of Bukhara, Safavid Iran | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2001 | Fall of Mazari Sharif | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2001 | Battle of Qala-i-Jangi | battle, United Kingdom, United States | Wikidata |
| event | war | 155 | Parthian–Greco Bactrian War | war, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Parthian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 350 | Sasanian–Kidarite wars | Sasanian Empire, Kidarites, Hephthalites, Alchon Huns, series of wars | Wikidata |