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British troops return to the United Kingdom from Afghanistan, ending the evacuation process at the airport and the country's involvement in the war.
2021-08-28

The Taliban kill over 40 people in three separate attacks while Afghan-Taliban peace talks are taking place in Moscow. 12 others were injured.
2019-02-5

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, to attempt to discuss peace with the Taliban, which has declined such talks with the Afghan government.
2018-09-7

Two suicide bombers strike a Shi'ite mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, killing one person and wounding seven others. Security forces kill one bomber while the device kills the other. ISIL claims responsibility.
2018-03-25

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

Taliban insurgents seize control of the strategic town of Sangin in the southern Helmand Province after a year-long battle with Afghan security forces.
2017-03-23

U.S. airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan hit an ISIS radio station and kill 29 militants. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2016-02-02-asia-isis-afghanistan-us-airstrikes- (CNN)]Military intervention against ISIL
2016-02-2

Taliban forces overrun the Sangin District in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province following clashes with Afghan security forces which left dozens dead. Taliban militants have reportedly surrounded the local police compound with around 170 officers trapped inside the compound, according to a local official.
2015-12-21

A suicide car bomb kills 25 people and wounds 10 in southeastern Afghanistan close to a U.S. base.
2015-07-12

In Herat, Afghanistan, two Finnish women working for a foreign aid organization are shot and killed.
2014-07-24