2021 Kabul airlift

August 2021 – August 30, 2021 · Afghanistan

US and allied forces flew more than 120,000 people out of Kabul airport after the Taliban took the city. An Islamic State suicide bombing at the airport killed about 170 Afghans and 13 US troops.

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Before and after

Followed from
2021 Taliban offensive May 1, 2021
Operation Allies Refuge July 14, 2021

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2021 Kabul airlift