The Taliban captures its ninth provincial capital in six days, seizing Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan Province, amid a rapid advance in northern Afghanistan. The capture comes as President Ashraf Ghani appeals to local warlords to confront and fight the Taliban. The jihadist group also takes control of Kunduz Airport, after hundreds of Afghan National Security Forces personnel in the area surrender with all of their military equipment. 2021-08-11
United States officials warn that Kabul could be isolated and could fall under Taliban control in one to three months. 2021-08-11
New Zealand announces that it will withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by May. 2021-02-16
Two judges, both female, are shot dead in an ambush while en-route to their offices at the Supreme Court in Kabul; their driver is wounded. Afghan officials claim the Taliban is responsible, however no one has claimed responsibility for the attack and a spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, says that the group was not responsible. 2021-01-17
Thirteen people are killed and two others injured after two bombs explode in Spin Boldak, Kandahar. 2020-08-28
A landmine blast in the Khakrez District kills 11 pilgrims, including seven children. 2019-07-15
Taliban kill 30 policemen in an attack on an outpost in Farah Province. 2018-11-15
A suicide attack on a police compound in Gardez, Paktia Province, kills at least 20 people, while a separate gun attack at a training facility in neighboring Ghazni Province leaves another 15 people dead. 2017-10-17
The Taliban kill 20 policemen in an attack in Helmand, Afghanistan. 2015-06-13
"The Washington Post" reports that U.S. special operations personnel temporarily halt the training of all Afghan army and police recruits while a full background check of 27,000 people is ongoing. 45 NATO troops have been killed this year in so-called green-on-blue attacks. 2012-09-2