February 29, 2020 Trump talks with Taliban setting US withdrawal date for May 1, 2021
November 17, 2020 Pentagon announced that it will reduce the level of troops in Afghanistan to 2500
January 15, 2020 Inspector General exposes ‘disgrace and lies’ of US efforts in Afghanistan
3 February 2021 Afghan Study Group report warns of ‘irresponsible’ retreat
procession Military command makes final effort to oust Biden from withdrawal
14 April NSAiden announces evacuation will be completed by September 11
May 4 – Taliban fighters launch a major attack on Afghan forces in southern Helmand province. They also attack in at least six other provinces.
May 11 – Taliban seizes Nerak district just outside the capital Kabul as violence intensifies across the country
June 7 Senior government officials say more than 150 Afghan soldiers have been killed in 24 hours as fighting escalated. They say that fighting has broken out in 26 of the country’s 34 provinces.
22 June – Taliban fighters launched a series of attacks in the north of the country, away from their traditional strongholds in the south. UN envoy for Afghanistan says they have captured more than 50 districts out of 370
July 2 – US evacuates Bagram airfield at midnight
July 5 – The Taliban say they can submit a written peace proposal to the Afghan government as soon as August
21 July According to a senior US general, Taliban insurgents control nearly half of the country’s districts, underscoring the scale and speed of their progress.
July 25 – The United States has vowed to continue supporting Afghan troops “in the coming weeks” with intense air strikes to help counter Taliban attacks.
26 July The United Nations says about 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in escalating violence in May and June, the most in those months since records began in 2009.
August 6 Zaranj in the south of the country became the first provincial capital to fall under the Taliban in years. More to come in the days to come, including the prized city of Kunduz to the north
August 13 – Pentagon says Kabul is not in imminent danger
August 14 – The Taliban occupy the major northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and, with little resistance, Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar Province, just 70 km (40 mi) south of Kabul. The United States sends more troops to help evacuate its citizens from Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he is consulting with local and international partners on next steps.
August 15 – The Taliban capture the major eastern city of Jalalabad without a fight, effectively surrounding Kabul
Taliban insurgents enter Kabul, interior ministry official says, United States helicopters evacuated diplomats from its embassy
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