Sources: Business Standard
U.S. president Joe Biden says that the Taliban "must decide if it wants international recognition", but that the group had not changed its priorities during the past 20 years. 2021-08-19
The Australian Defence Force's special report into war crimes in Afghanistan is released to the public, revealing that 39 civilians and prisoners had been killed unlawfully by special forces since 2001. Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell issues an apology to the Afghan people and promises significant reform. 2020-11-19
At least four people are killed and another six injured by a roadside bomb exploding in Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. 2020-08-13
Two Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission workers are killed when a bomb attached to their vehicle explodes in Kabul. The Taliban denies responsibility and no other group has claimed responsibility. The attack is condemned by the United Nations. 2020-06-27
Over 80 Taliban members are killed in Afghan and U.S. airstrikes. 2019-10-27
32 people were killed by the Taliban while the Taliban lost 25 of their members in shooting attacks across Afghanistan 2019-01-10
At least 43 Afghan soldiers are killed in a Taliban attack on an army base in Kandahar Province. Around 10 Taliban fighters also died in the attack. 2017-10-19
A suicide bomber kills four civilians and a police officer in the Afghan city of Kandahar. 2012-01-3
Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, reacts to the deaths of 9 civilians in a NATO air strike by telling the organization that attacks on insurgents in Afghan homes is "not allowed". 2011-05-31