The United States House of Representatives votes 407–16 to pass the Allies Act, a bill that would improve and provide visas for Afghan interpreters who worked for American personnel during the war. 2021-07-22
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; Taliban insurgency2021-07-2
Suspected Taliban insurgents fire a rocket into a hospital in Kunar, destroying COVID-19 vaccines and setting the hospital on fire. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denies responsibility for the attack as the group gains more territory on the border with Tajikistan. 2021-06-23
A bombing targeting a Hindu shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills three people. Attacks against Hindu and Sikh minorities increased in the country in the last years, mainly by Islamic State militants. 2021-02-6
Afghan troops repel a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz, killing up to 40 insurgents. 2020-05-19
A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgency claims responsibility. 2017-08-2
The Afghan Ministry of the Interior states that it has killed 27 Taliban insurgents during the previous 24 hours. 2012-09-4
The International Assistance Mission says it now believes that the Taliban was responsible for the 2010 Badakhshan massacre of its medical team in Afghanistan. 2010-08-12