Fall of Kabul (2021)

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historical event military event political event

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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Surface form	Occurrences
Capture of Kabul (2021)	1
Fall of Kabul	1
Fall of Kabul to Taliban (2021)	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military event ⓘ political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Taliban offensive of 2021 ⓘ surface form: Battle of Kabul (2021) Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ surface form: Capture of Kabul (2021) Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ surface form: Fall of Kabul
belligerent	Afghan National Army ⓘ Afghan National Police ⓘ Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NATO ⓘ Taliban ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	Taliban offensive of 2021 ⓘ surface form: 2021 Taliban offensive Doha Agreement (2020) ⓘ surface form: Doha Agreement between the United States and the Taliban collapse of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces ⓘ withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan ⓘ
conflict	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
date	15 August 2021 ⓘ
feature	Taliban entering Kabul with little resistance ⓘ chaotic scenes at Hamid Karzai International Airport ⓘ flight of President Ashraf Ghani from Afghanistan ⓘ large-scale evacuation of foreign nationals and Afghan allies ⓘ rapid collapse of Afghan government forces ⓘ
followedBy	2021 Kabul airport attacks ⓘ Kabul airlift (2021) ⓘ
governingBodyAfter	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Taliban government
keyFigure	Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar ⓘ surface form: Abdul Ghani Baradar Amrullah Saleh ⓘ Ashraf Ghani ⓘ Hamid Karzai ⓘ Joe Biden ⓘ Zabihullah Mujahid ⓘ
location	Kabul ⓘ Kabul region ⓘ surface form: Kabul Province
mediaCoverage	extensive global media coverage ⓘ
month	August 2021 ⓘ
partOf	Taliban offensive of 2021 ⓘ surface form: 2021 Taliban offensive Global War on Terrorism ⓘ surface form: Global war on terror War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
precededBy	Taliban capture of major Afghan provincial capitals in 2021 ⓘ
previousGoverningBody	Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
relatedEvent	Taliban offensive of 2021 ⓘ surface form: 2021 Taliban offensive Doha Agreement (2020) ⓘ Kabul airlift (2021) ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
result	Taliban capture of Kabul ⓘ Taliban victory ⓘ collapse of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ de facto end of NATO combat presence in Afghanistan ⓘ end of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan ⓘ end of U.S.-backed Afghan government ⓘ humanitarian crisis at Kabul airport ⓘ mass evacuation from Kabul ⓘ restoration of Taliban rule in Afghanistan ⓘ start of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (second incarnation) ⓘ
significance	marked the end of the 20-year U.S.-led war in Afghanistan ⓘ symbolized the failure of state-building efforts in Afghanistan ⓘ
timeSinceStartOfWar	approximately 20 years after 2001 invasion of Afghanistan ⓘ
year	2021 ⓘ

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Fall of Kabul (2021) → alsoKnownAs → Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Kabul

Fall of Kabul (2021) → alsoKnownAs → Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Kabul (2021)

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

Afghan conflicts → significantEvent → Fall of Kabul (2021) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Kabul to Taliban (2021)