### [2021-08-17](/feed/2021/08/17/index.md)

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




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1. [Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott announces that the network has evacuated 24 people from Afghanistan, including three Afghan nationals who assisted with the network's coverage of the war. ](/feed/2021/08/22/fox-news-ceo-suzanne-scott-announces-that-the-network-has-evacuated-24-people-from-afghanistan-including-three-afghan-n.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
2. [The Taliban captures its ninth provincial capital in six days, seizing Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan Province, amid a rapid advance in northern Afghanistan. The capture comes as President Ashraf Ghani appeals to local warlords to confront and fight the Taliban. The jihadist group also takes control of Kunduz Airport, after hundreds of Afghan National Security Forces personnel in the area surrender with all of their military equipment. ](/feed/2021/08/11/the-taliban-captures-its-ninth-provincial-capital-in-six-days-seizing-fayzabad-the-capital-of-badakhshan-province-ami.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [Twelve people, including an imam, are killed and 15 others are wounded when a bomb explodes inside a mosque in the Shakardara District on the outskirts of Kabul. The Taliban condemns the attack, for which nobody has so far claimed responsibility. ](/feed/2021/05/14/twelve-people-including-an-imam-are-killed-and-15-others-are-wounded-when-a-bomb-explodes-inside-a-mosque-in-the-shaka.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
4. [U.S. President Joe Biden says that he plans to withdraw all remaining American troops in Afghanistan by September 11. The United States also reiterates its support for the Afghan government against the Taliban, which declines to comment on the apparent change from the previously-agreed deadline of May 1. ](/feed/2021/04/13/us-president-joe-biden-says-that-he-plans-to-withdraw-all-remaining-american-troops-in-afghanistan-by-september-11-th.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
5. [14 rockets strike Kabul, wounding ten people. The rockets mostly struck the diplomatic "Green Zone", which is home to several embassies and the NATO Resolute Support headquarters. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the attack, which the Taliban has denied responsibility for. ](/feed/2020/08/18/14-rockets-strike-kabul-wounding-ten-people-the-rockets-mostly-struck-the-diplomatic-green-zone-which-is-home-to-se.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
6. [Afghan officials say a government strike Sunday night on a militant facility in Musa Qala District, Helmand Province, killed 35 or more civilians at a wedding party nearby. The Afghan Defence Ministry says the operation targeted a training facility for suicide bombers and it killed 22 members of the Taliban. The Taliban say 18 members of the Afghan forces were killed. ](/feed/2019/09/23/afghan-officials-say-a-government-strike-sunday-night-on-a-militant-facility-in-musa-qala-district-helmand-province-ki.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [Afghan officials say that the Taliban destroyed highway bridges in Maidan Wardak Province, cutting off road traffic between the capital Kabul and the provinces of Ghazni, Zabul and Kandahar. Electricity was cut off in four provinces, and fighting was reported in Ghazni Province. At least ten Afghan police officers were killed. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in two weeks. ](/feed/2018/10/7/afghan-officials-say-that-the-taliban-destroyed-highway-bridges-in-maidan-wardak-province-cutting-off-road-traffic-betw.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
8. [At least one Afghan is killed and seven American soldiers wounded in an "insider attack" at Camp Shaheen, in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. An earlier report that Americans had been killed is incorrect. The Taliban claims responsibility. ](/feed/2017/06/17/at-least-one-afghan-is-killed-and-seven-american-soldiers-wounded-in-an-insider-attack-at-camp-shaheen-in-the-norther.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
9. [At least 39 people are killed and more than 70, including the groom, are wounded as an explosion rips through an evening wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar. Television appeals are transmitted for blood donations. ](/feed/2010/06/9/at-least-39-people-are-killed-and-more-than-70-including-the-groom-are-wounded-as-an-explosion-rips-through-an-evening.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_