KABUL, Afghanistan (August 19, 2018) President Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's president, shakes hands with Sgt. Maj. Roshan Safi, Sergeant Major of the Afghan Army prior to the start of an Afghanistan Independence Day ceremony at the Ministry of Defense Aug. 18, 2019, in Kabul, Afghanistan. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sharida Jackson)
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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