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Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban on 15 August 2021, the culmination of a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under President Ashraf Ghani and reinstating the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban. The US–Taliban deal, signed on 29 February 2020, was one of the critical events that caused the collapse of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).[18] Following the deal, the US dramatically reduced the number of air attacks and deprived the ANSF of a critical edge in fighting the Taliban insurgency, leading to the Taliban takeover of Kabul.[19]
The capital city was captured amid the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in accordance with the US–Taliban deal to conclude the 2001–2021 war.[20] Before the capture, most of Afghanistan's provincial capitals had fallen in succession during a Taliban offensive, with United States Intelligence Community assessments estimating in July 2021 that Kabul would fall within months or weeks following the withdrawal of American forces. The estimate led US President Joe Biden to concede on 16 August that "this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated".[21][22][23][24][25]
Between 14 August and 31 August 2021, the US and its coalition partners evacuated more than 123,000 people from Afghanistan via airlifts from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, which remained under NATO and US military control following the collapse of the central government.[26][27] Evacuees included foreign diplomatic staff and military personnel, third-country civilians,[a] Afghan allies and vulnerable Afghans such as journalists and human rights activists.[27] The airlift was the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in US military history, with US military personnel transferring 79,000 civilians through the airport and out of Afghanistan over the 18-day mission.[26][28][29]
After the United States' withdrawal on 31 August, a group of about one thousand people, including US citizens and Afghans holding American visas were stranded due to the Taliban.[30] Two weeks later, secretary of state Antony Blinken, said it was "several thousand" US residents and one hundred US citizens.[31]
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- ^ "Senior Taliban commander, several civilians killed in Kabul hospital attack". France 24. 2 November 2021.
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- ^ a b Roggio, Bill (14 August 2021). "Taliban encircling Afghan capital Kabul, prepping final assault through east". FDD's Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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- ^ Missy Ryan; Karen DeYoung (13 April 2021). "Biden will withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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- ^ a b Darryl Coote & Don Jacobson. "Afghanistan rockets fired at Kabul airport amid US withdrawal". United Press International.
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- ^ Kathryn Watson (31 August 2021). "Uncertainty lingers for Americans trying to leave Afghanistan after U.S. withdrawal". CBS News.
- ^ Lara Jakes (31 August 2021). "Stranded in Kabul: A U.S. Resident Runs Out of Options". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Melissa Eddy and; Thomas Gibbons-Neff (5 September 2021). "U.S. Citizens and Afghans Wait for Evacuation Flights From Country's North". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Around 1,000 people, including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the United States or other countries, remained stuck in Afghanistan for the fifth day on Sunday as they awaited clearance for the departure from the Taliban
- ^ "Blinken pushes back on GOP criticism of Afghan withdrawal". www.nbc29.com. Associated Press.
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