### [2021-08-15](/feed/2021/08/15/index.md)

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




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1. [The Afghanistan pavilion opens at the Expo 2020 after being closed during the first week of the event following the Taliban takeover in the country. ](/feed/2021/10/6/the-afghanistan-pavilion-opens-at-the-expo-2020-after-being-closed-during-the-first-week-of-the-event-following-the-tali.md) _Context: Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan_
2. [It is announced that around 650 American forces will remain in the country of Afghanistan to provide security for workers at the Kabul embassy after most troops withdraw from Afghanistan. ](/feed/2021/06/24/it-is-announced-that-around-650-american-forces-will-remain-in-the-country-of-afghanistan-to-provide-security-for-worker.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [Gunmen attack a security checkpoint in Puli Khumri, Baghlan Province, killing 13 police officers. An armoured personnel carrier and several police vehicles are also destroyed during the attack, which Afghan officials blame on the Taliban. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. ](/feed/2020/12/16/gunmen-attack-a-security-checkpoint-in-puli-khumri-baghlan-province-killing-13-police-officers-an-armoured-personnel.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
4. [Ten people are killed and 15 others injured in a roadside bomb attack in Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh, who is wounded by the attack. The Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing. ](/feed/2020/09/9/ten-people-are-killed-and-15-others-injured-in-a-roadside-bomb-attack-in-kabul-that-targeted-the-first-vice-president-a.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
5. [Gunmen kill 25 worshippers at a gurdwara in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIL claims responsibility. ](/feed/2020/03/25/gunmen-kill-25-worshippers-at-a-gurdwara-in-kabul-afghanistan-isil-claims-responsibility.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
6. [The Afghan Ministry of Defense reports as many as 36 suspected ISIL militants were killed while no civilians were harmed in yesterday's bombing in Nangarhar Province using the so-called "mother of all bombs" (GBU-43). The ministry spokesman added these deaths have not been independently verified. ](/feed/2017/04/14/the-afghan-ministry-of-defense-reports-as-many-as-36-suspected-isil-militants-were-killed-while-no-civilians-were-harmed.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [A gunman, reportedly wearing an Afghan police uniform, kills at least 14 people and wounds dozens more in the Shiite Karte Sakhi shrine in Kabul on the beginning of Ashura. Police kill the attacker. ](/feed/2016/10/11/a-gunman-reportedly-wearing-an-afghan-police-uniform-kills-at-least-14-people-and-wounds-dozens-more-in-the-shiite-kar.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
8. [The United Nations reports that civilian casualties reached a record level in 2015; at least 3,545 non-combatants were killed and 7,457 injured. ](/feed/2016/02/14/the-united-nations-reports-that-civilian-casualties-reached-a-record-level-in-2015-at-least-3545-non-combatants-were-k.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
9. [8 people are feared dead after a cargo plane crash near Kabul. ](/feed/2010/10/13/8-people-are-feared-dead-after-a-cargo-plane-crash-near-kabul.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_