### [2021-08-16](/feed/2021/08/16/index.md)

##### Afghanistan–Pakistan relations
# Taliban insurgency




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1. [Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez and the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Philip Goldberg announce that Colombia will temporarily receive up to 4,000 Afghan nationals who are awaiting a Special Immigrant Visa clearance. ](/feed/2021/08/20/colombian-president-ivan-duque-marquez-and-the-us-ambassador-to-colombia-philip-goldberg-announce-that-colombia-will-t.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
2. [The Taliban captures Jalalabad, the provincial capital of the Nangarhar Province. The jihadist group faced no resistance as the Afghan military and provincial governor surrendered. Taliban forces also enter the Char Asiab District of the Kabul Province, advancing within 11 km of Kabul. ](/feed/2021/08/15/the-taliban-captures-jalalabad-the-provincial-capital-of-the-nangarhar-province-the-jihadist-group-faced-no-resistance.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; Taliban insurgency](/feed/2021/07/2/withdrawal-of-united-states-troops-from-afghanistan-taliban-insurgency.md) _Context: Taliban insurgency, War in Afghanistan_
4. [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. ](/feed/2021/06/23/suspected-taliban-insurgents-fire-a-rocket-into-a-hospital-in-kunar-destroying-covid-19-vaccines-and-setting-the-hospit.md) _Context: Taliban insurgency, War in Afghanistan_
5. [Afghan troops repel a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz, killing up to 40 insurgents. ](/feed/2020/05/19/afghan-troops-repel-a-taliban-attack-on-the-northern-city-of-kunduz-killing-up-to-40-insurgents.md) _Context: Taliban insurgency, War in Afghanistan_
6. [An Afghan commando in Kabul kills Major Brent Taylor of the Utah National Guard, who was also the mayor of North Ogden, Utah. ](/feed/2018/11/3/an-afghan-commando-in-kabul-kills-major-brent-taylor-of-the-utah-national-guard-who-was-also-the-mayor-of-north-ogden.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgency claims responsibility. ](/feed/2017/08/2/a-suicide-bomber-kills-two-american-troops-near-the-kandahar-international-airport-in-afghanistan-the-taliban-insurgenc.md) _Context: Taliban insurgency, War in Afghanistan_
8. [The Afghan Ministry of the Interior states that it has killed 27 Taliban insurgents during the previous 24 hours. ](/feed/2012/09/4/the-afghan-ministry-of-the-interior-states-that-it-has-killed-27-taliban-insurgents-during-the-previous-24-hours.md) _Context: Taliban insurgency, War in Afghanistan_