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

##### War in Afghanistan
# Battle of Kandahar (2021)




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1. [Taliban member of the cultural commission Enamullah Samangani announces an amnesty across Afghanistan and urges women to join their government in the first mention of women's rights by the group since seizing Kabul: while Samangani did not specify what he meant by "amnesty", he said that "the Islamic Emirate doesn't want women to be victims" and that "they should be in the government structure according to sharia law". ](/feed/2021/08/17/taliban-member-of-the-cultural-commission-enamullah-samangani-announces-an-amnesty-across-afghanistan-and-urges-women-to.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
2. [Taliban insurgents capture the border town of Torghundi on the border with Turkmenistan as the Afghan National Security Forces collapse in Herat. The Ministry of Interior Affairs says that troops had been "temporarily relocated" and that efforts are underway to recapture the border crossing. ](/feed/2021/07/9/taliban-insurgents-capture-the-border-town-of-torghundi-on-the-border-with-turkmenistan-as-the-afghan-national-security.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani rejects the United States peace plans, but says that he is open to holding a new presidential election in six months. ](/feed/2021/03/23/afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-rejects-the-united-states-peace-plans-but-says-that-he-is-open-to-holding-a-new-pres.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
4. [The Afghan military recaptures Kandahar Province's Arghandab District, killing 200 Taliban members in the process. ](/feed/2020/11/6/the-afghan-military-recaptures-kandahar-province-s-arghandab-district-killing-200-taliban-members-in-the-process.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
5. [At least nine people are killed and another one injured after two bombs explode in Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province. ](/feed/2020/10/24/at-least-nine-people-are-killed-and-another-one-injured-after-two-bombs-explode-in-ghazni-ghazni-district-ghazni-provi.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
6. [Taliban kill 30 policemen in an attack on an outpost in Farah Province. ](/feed/2018/11/15/taliban-kill-30-policemen-in-an-attack-on-an-outpost-in-farah-province.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [The Taliban announce a three-day Eid ceasefire with the Afghan authorities, according to Pajhwok Afghan News. On Thursday, President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with the Taliban from June 12–19. ](/feed/2018/06/9/the-taliban-announce-a-three-day-eid-ceasefire-with-the-afghan-authorities-according-to-pajhwok-afghan-news-on-thursda.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
8. [At least two people are killed and dozens more are wounded in a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province. ](/feed/2016/07/2/at-least-two-people-are-killed-and-dozens-more-are-wounded-in-a-suicide-bombing-in-jalalabad-nangarhar-province.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
9. [Afghanistan says the Pakistani military is behind recent deadly rocket attacks in Kunar Province that killed at least 20 civilians; Pakistan says it is not responsible. ](/feed/2011/06/27/afghanistan-says-the-pakistani-military-is-behind-recent-deadly-rocket-attacks-in-kunar-province-that-killed-at-least-20.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_