Taliban insurgency

Part of

War on Terror and War in Afghanistan

Date

2002 – 15 August 2021

Location

Afghanistanball

Result

Taliban victory

Taliban captures Kabulball
Emirate reestablished in Afghanistan
Panjshir Conflict starts; Panjshiris resist against Talibanball

Belligerents
Islamic Republic of Afghanistanball Afghan National Security Forces Allied militias Jamiat-e Islami Junbish-i-Milli Hezbe Wahdat Coalition: Advisers, Non-combat support, & Counter-terrorism operations: Indiaball RS (2015–present) Australiaball Croatiaball Czechiaball Georgiaball (IPAP) Germanyball Italyball Romaniaball Spainball Turkeyball UKball USAball	Talibanball Haqqani network Supported by: Pakistanball (alleged) Inter-Services Intelligence (Denied by Pakistan) Al-Qaedaball Iranball (Disputed) Russiaball (Accused of Arming the Taliban) Qatarball (Alleged) Allied groups Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin Al-Qaedaball Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Jaish-e-Mohammed Lashkar-e-Taiba Islamic Jihad Union Turkistan Islamic Party Taliban splinter groups (From 2015) Dadullah Front Fidai Mahaz	ISISball

The Taliban insurgency was an anti-terrorist conflict led by Islamic Republic of Afghanistanball, in order to completely remove the Talibanball. The 2021 Taliban offensive led to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistanball; Taliban forces captured Kabulball and reestablished the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistanball.

Ancient and Old Wars (4000 BCE-1870)
V • E ⚔ War, war never changes... ⚔
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V • E Islamic Emirate of ~~the Taliban~~ Afghanistan, or still the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to some: There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.
Provinces	Badakhshanball • Badghisball • Baghlanball • Balkhball • Bamyanball • Daykundiball • Farahball • Faryabball • Ghazniball • Ghorball • Helmandball • Heratball • Jowzjanball • Kabul Provinceball ( Kabulball) • Kandaharball • Kapisaball • Khostball • Kunarball • Kunduzball • Laghmanball • Logarball • Maidan Wardakball • Nangarharball • Nimruzball • Nuristanball • Paktiaball • Paktikaball • Panjshirball • Parwanball • Samanganball • Sar-e Polball • Takharball • Urozganball • Zabulball
Former entities	Migrants from the West • Macedonball • Seleucidball • Kushan Empireball • Indo-Scythian Kingdomball • Parthian Empireball • Sassanidball • Rashidunball • Umayyadball • Abbasidball • Samanid Empireball • Saffarid dynastyball • Ghurid dynastyball • Ghaznavidsball • Seljuk Empireball • Khwarazmian dynastyball • Kurt dynastyball • Mongol Empireball ( Chagatai Khanateball) • Timurid Empireball • Mughal Empireball • Safavid dynastyball • Hotak dynastyball • Afsharid dynastyball • Durrani Empireball • Emirate of Afghanistanball • Kingdom of Afghanistanball • Republic of Afghanistanball (1973-1978) • DR Afghanistanball • Islamic State of Afghanistanball • Islamic Emirate of Afghanistanball (1996-2001) • Islamic Republic of Afghanistanball