Kabul airlift (2021)
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Kabul airlift (2021) was the large-scale evacuation operation conducted by the United States and allied countries to remove their citizens and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul after the Taliban takeover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kabul airlift (2021) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kabul airlift (2021) Context triple: [Fall of Kabul (2021), followedBy, Kabul airlift (2021)]
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A.
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas was a World War II Allied air transport operation that flew supplies from India to China across the treacherous Himalayan mountains after the Japanese cut the Burma Road.
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B.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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C.
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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Fall of Kabul (2021)
The Fall of Kabul (2021) was the rapid takeover of Afghanistan’s capital by the Taliban in August 2021, marking the collapse of the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the end of the two-decade-long conflict.
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E.
Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Eagle Claw was a failed 1980 U.S. military mission to rescue American hostages in Iran, which led to significant changes in U.S. special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kabul airlift (2021) Target entity description: Kabul airlift (2021) was the large-scale evacuation operation conducted by the United States and allied countries to remove their citizens and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul after the Taliban takeover.
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A.
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas was a World War II Allied air transport operation that flew supplies from India to China across the treacherous Himalayan mountains after the Japanese cut the Burma Road.
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B.
Tora Bora
Tora Bora is a rugged cave-filled mountain complex in eastern Afghanistan that became notorious as a stronghold and last major redoubt of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden during the early stages of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
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C.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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D.
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
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E.
Fall of Kabul (2021)
The Fall of Kabul (2021) was the rapid takeover of Afghanistan’s capital by the Taliban in August 2021, marking the collapse of the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the end of the two-decade-long conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift
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humanitarian operation ⓘ military evacuation operation ⓘ |
| commandedBy | General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. ⓘ |
| consequence |
international criticism of evacuation planning and execution
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large-scale Afghan refugee resettlement programs ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
U.S. Central Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Central Command
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021-08-30 ⓘ |
| follows |
Taliban offensive of 2021
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surface form:
Taliban offensive (2021)
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| hasCause | Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
U.S.-Taliban Agreement
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surface form:
U.S.–Taliban Doha Agreement (indirectly related)
|
| location | Kabul ⓘ |
| mainSite | Hamid Karzai International Airport ⓘ |
| notableAttack | 2021 Kabul airport attack ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted under threat of terrorist attacks
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conducted while Taliban controlled access routes to airport ⓘ largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. history ⓘ |
| numberOfEvacuees |
over 120000 people
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over 18000 evacuated on coalition flights ⓘ over 79000 evacuated on U.S. military flights ⓘ |
| numberOfFlights | over 770 U.S. military flights ⓘ |
| objective |
evacuation of foreign nationals from Afghanistan
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evacuation of vulnerable Afghans ⓘ withdrawal of remaining NATO troops from Afghanistan ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Islamic State – Khorasan Province ⓘ |
| participant |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ NATO ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Taliban ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021) ⓘ |
| result |
complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by 2021-08-30
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end of NATO military presence in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ |
| startTime | 2021-08-14 ⓘ |
| U.S.PresidentDuringEvent | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| UKPrimeMinisterDuringEvent | Boris Johnson ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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surface form:
C-130 Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ KC-10 Extender ⓘ Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
surface form:
KC-135 Stratotanker
civilian charter aircraft ⓘ |
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Subject: Kabul airlift (2021) Description of subject: Kabul airlift (2021) was the large-scale evacuation operation conducted by the United States and allied countries to remove their citizens and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul after the Taliban takeover.
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