2001 fall of Kabul

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battle event in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) military campaign urban warfare event

The 2001 fall of Kabul was the capture of Afghanistan’s capital by U.S.-backed Northern Alliance forces, marking the collapse of Taliban control early in the post-9/11 war.

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Surface form	Occurrences
fall of Kabul (2001)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ military campaign ⓘ urban warfare event ⓘ
capitalCityInvolved	Kabul ⓘ
combatant	Northern Alliance ⓘ Taliban ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commandedBy	Northern Alliance commanders ⓘ U.S. Central Command ⓘ surface form: U.S. military leadership under U.S. Central Command
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
date	2001-11-13 ⓘ
endTime	2001-11-13 ⓘ
followedBy	Bonn Conference on Afghanistan (2001) ⓘ continued Taliban insurgency outside Kabul ⓘ formation of the Afghan Interim Authority ⓘ
hasCause	September 11 attacks ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ surface form: U.S. Operation Enduring Freedom
location	Kabul ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive international news coverage in November 2001 ⓘ
militaryTactic	close air support by U.S. aircraft ⓘ ground offensive by Northern Alliance forces ⓘ rapid advance into Kabul after Taliban withdrawal ⓘ
opposedBy	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Taliban government of Afghanistan Taliban ⓘ surface form: Taliban military forces
opposedCommandedBy	Taliban leadership including Mullah Mohammed Omar ⓘ
partOf	U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
precededBy	Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ surface form: Northern Alliance offensive in northern Afghanistan in 2001 U.S. air campaign against Taliban targets in October–November 2001 ⓘ
relatedTo	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ Northern Alliance ⓘ surface form: Northern Alliance (United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan) Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Taliban ⓘ surface form: Taliban government (1996–2001)
result	collapse of Taliban control of Kabul ⓘ decisive Northern Alliance victory ⓘ end of Taliban rule over most of Afghanistan’s capital ⓘ establishment of interim anti-Taliban administration in Kabul ⓘ flight of Taliban forces from Kabul ⓘ
significance	marked collapse of Taliban regime’s hold on the capital early in the war ⓘ turning point in initial phase of U.S.-led war in Afghanistan ⓘ
startTime	2001-11-12 ⓘ
supportedBy	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ surface form: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency U.S. air power ⓘ British Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom Armed Forces United States Armed Forces ⓘ

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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → majorEvent → 2001 fall of Kabul ⓘ

Battle of Tora Bora → precededBy → 2001 fall of Kabul ⓘ

this entity surface form: fall of Kabul (2001)