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Over 20 civilians are killed in an operation launched by Afghan security forces against the Taliban.
2021-03-28

A seven-day "reduction of violence" between United States troops, Afghan troops, and the Taliban is due to start at midnight local time (19:30 UTC). If the partial truce is successful, a US–Taliban agreement on withdrawing American troops would be signed on February 29.
2020-02-21

A Taliban suicide bomber kills three Czech soldiers on a routine patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan. A U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops are also injured in the bombing.
2018-08-5

An ISIL suicide bomber killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, including a Taliban commander. In southern Kandahar province, the Taliban attacked a police checkpoint in Arghistan district late on Monday night, killing nine policemen and wounding seven. 25 Taliban fighters were killed and 15 were wounded in the ensuing battle.
2018-07-17

Officials announce that Afghan security forces have retaken Nawa District from the Taliban.
2017-07-17

A Taliban raid kills at least 20 Afghan police officers in southern Afghanistan.
2017-05-21

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

Suspect Taliban militants kill nine and kidnap 170 in an attack on three passenger buses in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
2016-05-31

Taliban insurgents storm a prison in the central Afghan province of Ghazni killing at least four prison officers and freeing about 350 prisoners. The deputy provincial governor of the Ghazni province says the attackers were well-organised and wearing military uniforms.
2015-09-14