Taliban offensive of 2021

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The Taliban offensive of 2021 was a rapid, nationwide military campaign in Afghanistan that led to the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban’s return to power after the withdrawal of most international forces.

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instanceOf armed conflict
military offensive
alsoKnownAs 2021 Taliban offensive
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (2021)
belligerent Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Taliban
cause political fragmentation of the Afghan government
weakness of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
withdrawal of most international forces from Afghanistan
conflictType civil war campaign
consequence human rights concerns under renewed Taliban rule
international non-recognition of the Taliban government (as of early 2020s)
mass displacement of civilians in Afghanistan
country Afghanistan
endDate 2021-08-15
followedBy 2021 Kabul airlift
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (2021)
keyEvent fall of Herat (2021)
fall of Kabul (2021)
fall of Kandahar (2021)
fall of Kunduz (2021)
fall of Mazar-i-Sharif (2021)
location Afghanistan
mediaCoverage widely covered by international news organizations
objective capture of provincial capitals
overthrow of the Afghan government
seizure of Kabul
opposedBy NATO
Resolute Support Mission
United States
partOf Afghan civil war
linked to: Afghan Civil War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
precededBy Doha Agreement (2020)
drawdown of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan
result Taliban victory
collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
evacuation of foreign nationals and some Afghan allies
fall of Kabul (2021)
restoration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
withdrawal of remaining United States forces from Afghanistan
significantCommander Abdul Ghani Baradar
Ashraf Ghani
Hibatullah Akhundzada
startDate 2021-05
supportedBy Al-Qaeda
linked to: al-Qaeda
territorialChange Taliban capture of most Afghan provincial capitals
Taliban control of Afghanistan by mid-August 2021

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Operation Freedom’s Sentinel relatedTo Taliban offensive of 2021
Fall of Kabul (2021) alsoKnownAs Battle of Kabul (2021)
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Fall of Kabul (2021) partOf 2021 Taliban offensive
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Fall of Kabul (2021) cause 2021 Taliban offensive
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Fall of Kabul (2021) relatedEvent 2021 Taliban offensive
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Afghanistan–Pakistan border hasSecurityIssue Taliban insurgency
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan cameToPowerBy Taliban offensive of 2021
Battle of Lashkar Gah relatedTo Taliban 2021 offensive
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Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapsedDuring 2021 Taliban offensive
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Taliban offensive of 2021 followedBy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (2021)
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Taliban offensive of 2021 keyEvent fall of Kunduz (2021)
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Taliban offensive of 2021 keyEvent fall of Kandahar (2021)
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Taliban offensive of 2021 alsoKnownAs 2021 Taliban offensive
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Taliban offensive of 2021 alsoKnownAs Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (2021)
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Kabul airlift (2021) follows Taliban offensive (2021)
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Taliban insurgency significantEvent 2021 Taliban offensive
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