Afghanistan: A timeline of events in the 3 years since the Taliban…
Aug 14, 2024 · KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, as United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country.
2021 Taliban offensive - Wikipedia
The 2021 Taliban offensive was a military offensive by the Taliban insurgent group and allied militants that led to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the end of the nearly 20-year War in Afghanistan that had begun following the United States invasion of the country.
How the Taliban stormed across Afghanistan in 10 days - BBC
Aug 16, 2021 · The Taliban swept across Afghanistan in just 10 days, taking control of towns and cities across the country. Taliban fighters took their first provincial capital on 6 August - and by 15...
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
Aug 17, 2021 · The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war.
Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan ... - CNN
Aug 16, 2021 · Formed in 1994, the Taliban were made up of former Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, who fought the invading Soviet forces in the 1980s. They aimed to impose their...
Afghanistan Three Years after the Taliban Takeover
Aug 14, 2024 · The Taliban takeover prompted foreign governments to stop all development assistance overnight. Donors halted numerous projects – including energy, transport and irrigation works worth more than $2.8 billion – and few have resumed.
The Taliban in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 19, 2023 · The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, twenty years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic...
Timeline of Taliban offensive in Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2021 · Following the recent withdrawal of US and coalition forces, the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan. It now holds all the key cities including the capital, Kabul. Some parts of the country were taken by force, whilst others saw the Afghan National Army withdraw.
Key events since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a year ago
Aug 9, 2022 · Taliban takes Kabul. As the US and its allies begin withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban launches a final offensive to win back control of the country they ran between 1996...
Taliban celebrates three years of return to power in Afghanistan
Aug 14, 2024 · Taliban forces seized Kabul on August 15, 2021, after the US-backed government collapsed and its leaders fled into exile. The anniversary is marked a day earlier on the Afghan calendar.