combat troops in Afghanistan - Indirect Fire Infantryman, assigned to 1-221 Cavalry Squadron, Nevada National Guard, fire an M121 120mm mortar at Combat Outpost Najil in Laghman Province Afghanistan November 11, 2009. The 1-221 was supporting the 4th Brigade Combat Team, also known as Task Force Mountain Warrior, was responsible for Nangarhar, Nuristan, Konar, and Laghman provinces in eastern Afghanistan. ( Army Photo by Spc. Walter H. Lowell)
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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