### [2021-08-12](/feed/2021/08/12/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# 2021 Taliban offensive




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1. [Taliban forces seize the palace of U.S.-backed Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum in Mazar-i-Sharif amid reports that the warlord had left the country. Former warlord and Governor of Balkh Atta Muhammad Nur had also left the country, according to reports. ](/feed/2021/08/14/taliban-forces-seize-the-palace-of-us-backed-afghan-warlord-abdul-rashid-dostum-in-mazar-i-sharif-amid-reports-that-th.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
2. [The British government announces that 600 troops will be deployed to Afghanistan on a short-term basis in order to help evacuate British citizens and protect Afghan staff and interpreters. Around 4,000 UK nationals are currently in the country. ](/feed/2021/08/12/the-british-government-announces-that-600-troops-will-be-deployed-to-afghanistan-on-a-short-term-basis-in-order-to-help.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that the government will evacuate military personnel, interpreters and other local workers who collaborated with the Spanish mission. ](/feed/2021/08/11/the-spanish-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-confirms-that-the-government-will-evacuate-military-personnel-interpreters-and.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
4. [The Taliban tightens its grip in many districts and cities in northern Afghanistan as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls on local militias to fight the armed group. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says that the United States is willing to continue their airstrike campaign against the Taliban but warned that "it is up to the Afghan government to defend themselves" and also added that "it is their struggle". ](/feed/2021/08/10/the-taliban-tightens-its-grip-in-many-districts-and-cities-in-northern-afghanistan-as-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-call.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
5. [The Taliban captures Sheberghan, the provincial capital of Jowzjan Province, making it the second capture of a provincial capital by the Islamist group in the past 24 hours. ](/feed/2021/08/7/the-taliban-captures-sheberghan-the-provincial-capital-of-jowzjan-province-making-it-the-second-capture-of-a-provincia.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
6. [Three police officers are killed in a roadside bomb blast in Laghman. ](/feed/2021/03/28/three-police-officers-are-killed-in-a-roadside-bomb-blast-in-laghman.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [Four civilians in flooded Parwan are killed in clashes between the Afghan military and the Taliban. The group did not comment on the killings ahead of peace talks to start soon between the group and the government. ](/feed/2020/08/27/four-civilians-in-flooded-parwan-are-killed-in-clashes-between-the-afghan-military-and-the-taliban-the-group-did-not-co.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
8. [32 people were killed by the Taliban while the Taliban lost 25 of their members in shooting attacks across Afghanistan ](/feed/2019/01/10/32-people-were-killed-by-the-taliban-while-the-taliban-lost-25-of-their-members-in-shooting-attacks-across-afghanistan.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
9. [ Six police officers are killed in an insider attack in Uruzgan province. ](/feed/2016/05/21/six-police-officers-are-killed-in-an-insider-attack-in-uruzgan-province.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_