### [2021-08-19](/feed/2021/08/19/index.md)

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




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1. [A security guard is killed and three more people are wounded in a gunfight between an unknown gunman and Afghan forces at the north gate of Kabul airport. German and American forces are also involved in the shooting. ](/feed/2021/08/23/a-security-guard-is-killed-and-three-more-people-are-wounded-in-a-gunfight-between-an-unknown-gunman-and-afghan-forces-a.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
2. [The Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that 15 more citizens of Kyrgyzstan have evacuated out of Afghanistan. ](/feed/2021/08/18/the-kyrgyz-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-announces-that-15-more-citizens-of-kyrgyzstan-have-evacuated-out-of-afghanistan.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
3. [Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Government Media and Information Centre, is assassinated in Kabul. The Taliban claims responsibility for the killing, saying that Menapal "was punished for his actions". ](/feed/2021/08/6/dawa-khan-menapal-head-of-the-government-media-and-information-centre-is-assassinated-in-kabul-the-taliban-claims-res.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
4. [Sixty-nine Taliban fighters are killed during clashes with the government in the town of Qala e Naw, Badghis. ](/feed/2021/07/8/sixty-nine-taliban-fighters-are-killed-during-clashes-with-the-government-in-the-town-of-qala-e-naw-badghis.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
5. [A car bombing leaves at least four soldiers dead and five others injured in Paghman District, Kabul Province. ](/feed/2020/11/13/a-car-bombing-leaves-at-least-four-soldiers-dead-and-five-others-injured-in-paghman-district-kabul-province.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
6. [40 people are killed and over 100 injured by a car bombing and shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims responsibility and loses five gunmen. ](/feed/2019/07/1/40-people-are-killed-and-over-100-injured-by-a-car-bombing-and-shooting-in-kabul-afghanistan-the-taliban-claims-respon.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
7. [Officials say that an attack by the Taliban on an army outpost killed 10 soldiers and 7 policemen in Khwaja Ghar District after 7 policemen were killed in Farah yesterday. ](/feed/2018/11/9/officials-say-that-an-attack-by-the-taliban-on-an-army-outpost-killed-10-soldiers-and-7-policemen-in-khwaja-ghar-distric.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_
8. [The International Assistance Mission says it now believes that the Taliban was responsible for the 2010 Badakhshan massacre of its medical team in Afghanistan. ](/feed/2010/08/12/the-international-assistance-mission-says-it-now-believes-that-the-taliban-was-responsible-for-the-2010-badakhshan-massa.md) _Context: War in Afghanistan_