Sources: BBC
The Taliban captures the eastern Logar Province and seizes seven more provincial capitals, Gardez, Sharana, Asadabad, Maymana, Mihtarlam, Nili and Mazar-i-Sharif, as heavy fighting is reported amid a rapid advance of the group towards the capital Kabul. Mazar-i-Sharif had been visited on Wednesday by President Ashraf Ghani. 2021-08-14
A truck bomb explodes near a court in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, killing five civilians. The Taliban claims responsibility, calling it a retaliation to statements by President Ashraf Ghani blaming the group for an attack on a maternity hospital two days ago. 2020-05-14
The Taliban rejects the government's conditional prisoner release order announced by President Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban demand 5,000 Taliban prisoners held by the government be released before intra-Afghan dialogue can be initiated. 2020-03-11
At least 48 people, mostly students, are killed and a further 67 are injured in a suicide bomb attack at an education centre in Kabul. The Taliban denies any involvement. 2018-08-15
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former President of Afghanistan, is killed in a suicide bombing at his home in Kabul while meeting with a Taliban delegation to discuss a possible peace deal. 2011-09-20
Taliban insurgents attack the United States embassy, NATO headquarters and police buildings in the Afghan capital Kabul. 2011-09-13
A rocket is fired into the compound of the President of Afghanistan in Kabul. 2011-08-17
Afghan militants attack the Kabul InterContinental Hotel resulting in the deaths of nine Taliban members and five or six hotel workers or guests. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2011-WORLD-asiapcf-06-28-afghanistan.kabul.attack-index.html (CNN)] [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-asia-2011-06-201162819116708330.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--www.ajc.com-news-nation-world-nato-helicopters-end-kabul-990223.html (AP via "Atlanta Journal Constitution")]date=August 2019 2011-06-28
Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, opens a national peace conference to discuss negotiating with the Taliban. A rocket lands near the venue of the conference in Kabul and a suicide bomber sets off explosives outside the conference. 2010-06-2
Two dozen Afghan Taliban insurgents launch coordinated attacks against the presidential palace and other buildings in central Kabul on the day a new government is to be sworn in. 2010-01-18