UNAMA documents 3,035 civilian deaths in 2020

The government and Taliban observed a three-day Eid ceasefire from 15 to 17 June. Fighters and civilians met publicly. The pause reflected public demand for peace but did not end the war.

President Donald Trump canceled planned Camp David meetings with Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after a Kabul bombing. The cancellation interrupted U.S.-Taliban talks that had...

The United States and Taliban signed an agreement setting out a U.S. troop withdrawal timetable and Taliban commitments concerning al-Qaeda and intra-Afghan negotiations. Afghanistan’s elected...

Gunmen attacked the MSF-supported Dasht-e-Barchi maternity ward in Kabul. Mothers, newborns and staff were killed. Responsibility was disputed; MSF later withdrew from the facility.

Negotiators representing the Afghan government and the Taliban opened direct talks in Doha. The negotiations followed the U.S.-Taliban agreement and a difficult prisoner exchange, but did not...

President Joe Biden announced that U.S. forces would leave Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, later completing the withdrawal in August. The decision followed the 2020 U.S.-Taliban agreement and was...

U.S. troops departed Bagram, the central hub of U.S. military operations, and the base was handed to Afghan security forces. The departure symbolized the shrinking foreign military footprint as...

UNAMA’s midyear update documented 5,183 civilian casualties in the first half of 2021, including 1,659 killed and 3,524 injured, a 47 percent increase from the same period in 2020. Casualties rose...

The Taliban entered Kabul after a rapid nationwide offensive and the collapse of the U.S.-backed Islamic Republic. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The speed of collapse exposed the dependence...

After the Taliban entered Kabul, the United States blocked access to Da Afghanistan Bank reserves held in U.S. institutions and halted cash shipments. The move restricted the central bank’s use of...