A Paratrooper assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute, Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts security at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 29. The 82nd Abn. Div. continues to help facilitate the safe evacuation of citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other vulnerable Afghans out of Afghanistan as quickly and safely as possible. ( Army Photo by Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett)
On 14 April 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance had agreed to start withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by May after the withdrawal of NATO troops started, the Taliban launched an offensive against the Afghan government, quickly advancing in front of collapsing Afghan government to a intelligence report, the Afghan government would likely collapse within six months after NATO completes its withdrawal from the country. On August 15, 2021, as the Taliban once again controlled a vast majority of Afghan territory, the Taliban began capturing the capital city of Kabul, and many civilians, government officials and foreign diplomats were evacuated. President Ghani fled Afghanistan that day.
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Location: Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © American Photo Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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