Timeline of U.S. war in Afghanistan as Taliban fighters capture eighth provincial capital in six days

Record ID: 1631875

  • Title: Timeline of U.S. war in Afghanistan as Taliban fighters capture eighth provincial capital in six days
  • Date: 11th August 2021
  • Summary: Heavy explosions, rockets, and gunfire rattled Kabul as Afghanistan's Taliban launched a "spring offensive" with multiple attacks targeting Western embassies, the NATO forces' headquarters, and the parliament building. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (FILE - APRIL 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) BUILDING WHERE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES ARE FIGHTING TALIBAN MILITANTS AFGHAN POLICE ON STREET DUST EMERGING FROM BUILDING UNDER FIRE
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2021 08:48
  • Keywords: Afghan President Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Barack Obama Bush Donald Trump George W ISAF Joe Biden NATO Northern Alliance Sept. 11 Taliban U.S. U.S. President U.S. troops insurgency military violence war withdrawal
  • Location: KABUL, BAGRAM, KANDAHAR, BAGRAM AIR BASE, KUNDUZ, TALEQAN, TAKHAR, AFGHANISTAN / BONN, GERMANY / WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES /DOHA, QATAR
  • City: KABUL, BAGRAM, KANDAHAR, BAGRAM AIR BASE, KUNDUZ, TALEQAN, TAKHAR, AFGHANISTAN / BONN, GERMANY / WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES /DOHA, QATAR
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA003EPUQ3WN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Taliban fighters took control of another city in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday (August 11), an official said, the eighth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in six days as U.S.-led foreign forces complete their withdrawal.
    The Taliban capture of Faizabad - the capital of the northeastern province of Badakhshan - came as President Ashraf Ghani landed in Mazar-i-Sharif to rally its defenders as Taliban forces closed in on the biggest city in the north.
    After a long battle in Faizabad, government forces retreated to a neighboring district, Jawad Mujadidi, a provincial council member from Badakhshan, told Reuters.
    He said Taliban fighters had taken most of the province and laid siege to Faizabad before launching an offensive on Tuesday (August 10).
    Taliban forces now control 65% of Afghanistan, have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals, and seek to deprive Kabul of its traditional support from national forces in the north, a senior European Union official said on Tuesday.
    U.S. President Joe Biden urged Afghan leaders to fight for their homeland, saying on Tuesday he did not regret his decision to withdraw, noting that the United States had spent more than $1 trillion over 20 years and lost thousands of troops.
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