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Afghan troops repel a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz, killing up to 40 insurgents.
2020-05-19

The United States Armed Forces says it has carried out its first airstrike against the Taliban since a peace deal was signed in Doha, Qatar.
2020-03-4

A shootout during joint exercises with U.S. and Afghan soldiers in Nangarhar Province leaves between four and six Americans, and six Afghans dead. It is unknown if the Taliban or rogue Afghan forces were responsible.
2020-02-8

A Taliban attack on an Afghan military base in Sangin District, Helmand Province, kills at least 10 Afghan soldiers and injures 4 others.
2019-12-28

Taliban insurgents ambush an Afghan National Army checkpoint, killing 15 members of the security forces.
2019-12-24

The Afghan National Army abandons the western Shib Koh District after the government failed to resupply troops stationed there. The district, which borders Iran, is now effectively under Taliban control.
2018-12-12

Taliban militants attack an Afghan National Army base in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province, killing at least 15 soldiers.
2017-05-26

The Taliban launches an offensive entering the city of Kunduz which they briefly captured last year.
2016-10-3

According to a police chief, at least 40 Taliban fighters are killed after launching an offensive against Afghan security forces to seize the strategic northern city of Kunduz while four security force personnel are also killed.
2016-04-16

The Taliban seize control of the provincial capital of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. Locals say militants have raised their flag above the city's main square.
2015-09-28