Sources: Reuters
Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is granted bail with travel restrictions after his previous arrest for alleged war crimes while deployed to Afghanistan during the war. 2026-04-17
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
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make an unannounced Thanksgiving visit to troops at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, their second visit to a combat zone since taking office. While there he also claims he has re-started talks with the Taliban. 2019-11-28
66 people, including children, have been wounded after a series of ten explosions in restaurants and public squares hit the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence from British rule. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings. Even if many bombs exploded and several people were injured, no one died in the attacks. 2019-08-19
Three U.S. troops are killed and three others are wounded in an IED blast near Ghazni, Afghanistan. 2018-11-27
At least 18 people are killed and 6 others injured in a car bomb explosion in Khost, eastern Afghanistan. 2017-05-27
The United States Air Force drops the GBU-43-B Massive Ordnance Air Blast in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, reportedly on an ISIL complex of tunnels and caves. This is the first use of the weapon on the battlefield. 2017-04-13
Taliban officials make an offer to protect national interests such as copper mines and an international gas pipeline to assist the development of Afghanistan. 2016-11-29
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
Taliban insurgents assassinate Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy, a district administrator in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province. 2015-10-22