U.S. forces leave Bagram Air Base

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...

UNAMA and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission recorded 3,035 civilian deaths and 5,785 injuries in 2020. Anti-government elements caused the majority of casualties, while...

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...

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...

A suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State Khorasan Province struck crowds outside Kabul airport during the evacuation. Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. service members were killed. The attack underscored...

The final U.S. military aircraft departed Kabul, ending the U.S. military presence and the 20-year intervention. The evacuation airlift had moved tens of thousands of people, while many Afghans who...