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Capture of Zaranj

BelligerentsTalibanAfghanistanCommanders and leaders Abdul Khaliq †(Taliban's governor for Nimruz province) Abdul-Haq Abid(Taliban commander) Muhammad Ayubi(Taliban commander) UnknownUnits involvedTaliban forcesAfghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Afghan National Army's 215th CorpsAfghan Air ForceNational Directorate of Security (NDS)Casualties and losses Minor casualties (according to the Taliban) NDS personnel defending the city surrenderedMajor operationsMountain ViperAsbury Park2006 Taliban offensivePerthChoraFirebase AnacondaShewanBalamorghabSabzakDerapetDoanKunduz (2015)OmariTarinkotKunduz (2016)Boz QandahariDarzab (2017)FarahDarzab (2018)Kunar (2019–2020)Ghazni2021 Taliban offensiveZaranjKunduzHeratKandaharLashkargahKabulAirstrikesSayyd Alma KalayUruzgan weddingHyderabadGora PraiHaska Meyna/Deh BalaAzizabadWech BaghtuGranaiKunduz (2009)Uruzgan helicopterSangin (2010)Mano GaiBaraki BarakKapisaKunarKunduz hospitalSangin (2017)NangarharKunduz madrassaMajor insurgent attacks2002Kabul2007Attempted assassination of Dick CheneyS Korean hostageBaghlan sugar factory2008KandaharSpin BoldakKhostKabul Indian embassyKabul hotel2009Kabul raidsKabul NATOKandaharKabul Indian embassyKabul UN guesthouseCamp Chapman2010Kabul (Jan)Kabul (Feb)Kabul (May)Nadahan2011LogarKabul hotelNimruzZabulKabul (Sep)Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif2012RaidsCamp BastionFOB Salerno Attack2013FarahKabul courtKabul palaceJalalabadHerat2014Kabul restaurantKabul hotelHerat Indian consulateBagram1st Paktika2nd PaktikaKabul school2015JalalabadKabul hotelKabul ParliamentKhostKabul policeKabul AirportKabul NATOGhazniKandaharKabul Spanish embassyBagram2016JalalabadKabul NDSKunduz-Takhar highwayKabul Canadian embassyWardakKabul Hazara protestKabul UniversityKabul Defense MinistryMazar-i-SharifBagram2017Bombings (Jan)Kabul hospitalCamp ShaheenKabul (May)Herat (Jun)June LashkargahHerat (Aug)Gardez & GhazniKabul & GhorKabul Shi'ite2018Kabul hotelJalalabad (Save the Children)Kabul ambulanceKabul (Mar)Kabul (22 Apr)Kabul (30 Apr)Jalalabad (Jul)BaghlanKabul (Sep)Jalalabad (Sep)2019Maidan SharCamp ShorabakKabul mosqueKabul Defense MinistryGhazniKabul officeFarahKabul policeKabul weddingKabul (Sep)Charikar & KabulQalatJalalabadHaska MeynaBagram2020Kabul (6 Mar)Kabul gurdwaraMayJuneJulyAugustJalalabadSeptemberOctoberNovemberKabul UniversityDecember2021Jan-AugKabul schoolMassacresDasht-i-LeiliShinwarNangarNarangMaywandKhatabaBadakhshanKandaharFOB DelhiOtherU.S. urination incidentQuran burning protestsInsurgents' bodiesU.S.–Afghan agreementUnited States–Taliban dealU.S. withdrawal 2011–20162020–2021Peace process2021 Kabul airliftThe capture of Zaranj, the capital of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan, by the Taliban occurred on 6 August 2021.

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