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Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Fall of Kabul (2021)

August 15, 2021 · Kabul

The Taliban entered Kabul as US forces withdrew and the Afghan government collapsed. Western countries airlifted more than 120,000 people out of Kabul airport.

On the map Contemporaries

Key people

Joe Biden President of the United States, Ordered the withdrawal Ashraf Ghani President of Afghanistan, Fled the country · Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Participants

Before and after

Followed from
2021 Taliban offensive May 1, 2021

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