Fall of Kabul

When

15 Aug 2021

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

34.50° N, 69.17° E

Description

Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan in 2021

Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan

On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “2021 Taliban offensive: The Taliban capture Kabul; the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Afghanistan, le président Ashraf Ghani quitte le pouvoir à la suite de la prise de Kaboul”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “падение Кабула и передача власти в Афганистане представителям исламистского движения «Талибан»”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Afganistán, la capital Kabul cae a manos de los talibanes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حركة طالبان تستعيد السيطرة على أفغانستان وتتوج حملتها العسكرية بتسلم كابل بعد انهيار الحكومة الأفغانية وقواتها ومغادرة الرئيس أشرف غني البلاد إثر الانسحاب…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)7 Oct 2001 · Interstate war · Deaths 176,000
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