Operation Mountain Thrust

2006, NATO v. Taliban, Afghanistan

Operation Mountain Thrust

Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
| Date| c. June 19, 2006 – c. July 31, 2006

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Location|

Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces in Afghanistan

Result|

Taliban victory

* Coalition operational failure[3]

Belligerents
Coalition:
Afghanistan
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Australia
Romania
Netherlands
Czech Republic[1][2]|  Taliban
al-Qaeda
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Freakley
David Fraser
Rahmatullah Raufi|  Akhtar Usmani
Mullah Baqi Kakar
Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim Giwat (allegedly)
Strength
3,500 security forces
3,300
2,300
2,200
1,100
120
Total: 11,000+|  At least 2,500 insurgents
Casualties and losses

107 killed, 43 captured
6 killed, 30 wounded
24 killed, 50 wounded
4 killed, 30 wounded
11 wounded
2 killed, 1 wounded
1 killed, 4 wounded
11 PMC killed

Total:
155 killed
127+ wounded
43 captured|  Heavy[4]

* v
* t
* e

Helmand Province campaign

* Lejay
* Eagle Fury
* Lashkar Gah
* Mountain Thrust
* 1st Sangin
* Mountain Fury
* Nawzad
* Achilles
* Musa Qala I
* Volcano
* Kryptonite
* Silver
* Pickaxe-Handle
* Hammer
* Nasrat
* Musa Qala II
* Garmsir
* Eagle's Summit
* Red Dagger
* Shahi Tandar
* Diesel
* Mar Lewe
* Panther's Claw
* Strike of the Sword
* Dahaneh
* Cobra's Anger
* Moshtarak
* Tor Shezada
* Battle of Sangin
* Camp Bastion
* January 2017 Lashkargah
* Sangin
* June 2017 Lashkargah
* Camp Shorabak
* Grishk

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* t
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

History

Timeline

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Battles and operations

* v
* t
* e

Invasion

* Crescent Wind
* Rhino
* Mazar-i-Sharif
* Kunduz
* Herat
* Kabul
* Tarinkot
* Trent
* Kandahar
* Qala-i-Jangi
* Shawali Kowt
* Sayyd Alma Kalay
* Tora Bora

* v
* t
* e

Helmand Province campaign

* Lejay
* Eagle Fury
* Lashkar Gah
* Mountain Thrust
* 1st Sangin
* Mountain Fury
* Nawzad
* Achilles
* Musa Qala I
* Volcano
* Kryptonite
* Silver
* Pickaxe-Handle
* Hammer
* Nasrat
* Musa Qala II
* Garmsir
* Eagle's Summit
* Red Dagger
* Shahi Tandar
* Diesel
* Mar Lewe
* Panther's Claw
* Strike of the Sword
* Dahaneh
* Cobra's Anger
* Moshtarak
* Tor Shezada
* Battle of Sangin
* Camp Bastion
* January 2017 Lashkargah
* Sangin
* June 2017 Lashkargah
* Camp Shorabak
* Grishk

* v
* t
* e

Kandahar Province

* 2001 Kandahar bombing
* Fall of Kandahar
* Tarnak Farm
* Mongoose
* Medusa
* Avalanche
* Kaika
* Panjwaii
* Falcon Summit
* Hoover
* Luger
* Kamin
* Shah Wali Kot
* 2008 Kandahar
* Spin Boldak
* Sarposa
* Arghandab
* Wech Baghtu
* 2009 Kandahar
* Nadahan
* Hamkari
* Dragon Strike
* Baawar
* Battle of Kandahar
* Kandahar massacre
* 2017 Kandahar
* 2020 Kandahar

* v
* t
* e

Eastern Afghanistan

* Hazar Qadam
* Anaconda (Takur Ghar)
* Warrior Sweep
* Jacana
* Haven Denial
* Mountain Resolve
* Tar Heels
* Korangal valley (Red Wings)
* Jaji border incident
* Bagram (2007)
* South Korean hostages
* Nangar Khel
* Aranas
* Wanat
* Ebrahimkhel
* Alasay
* Bari Alai
* Ganjal
* Kamdesh
* Narang
* Khataba
* 2010 Badakhshan massacre
* Bad Pakh
* Bulldog Bite
* Barawala Kalay Valley
* Do Ab
* Asadabad
* Bagram (2014)
* Jalalabad (2015)
* Bagram (2015)
* Nangarhar
* Jalalabad (2016)
* Janikhel
* Bagram (2016)
* Mohmand Valley
* Tora Bora
* Jalalabad (January 2018)
* Jalalabad (July 2018)
* Jalalabad (September 2018)
* Charikar
* Jalalabad (2019)
* Bagram (2019)
* May 2020

* v
* t
* e

Kabul Province

* 2002
* 2008 Serena Hotel
* 2008 Indian embassy
* Uzbin
* 2009 raids
* NATO HQ
* 2009 Indian embassy
* Bakhtar
* January 2010
* February 2010
* May 2010
* 2011 Inter-Continental Hotel
* September 2011
* December 2011
* April 2012
* June 2013
* Palace
* January 2014
* 2014 Serena Hotel
* December 2014
* Park Palace
* Parliament
* 7 August 2015
* 10 August 2015
* 22 August 2015
* Spanish Embassy
* April 2016
* Canadian Embassy
* July 2016
* American University
* September 2016
* January 2017
* March 2017
* May 2017
* October 2017 mosque
* 28 December 2017
* 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel
* Ambulance
* March 2018
* 22 April 2018
* 30 April 2018
* September 2018
* 2019 mosque
* 1 July 2019
* 28 July 2019
* 7 August 2019
* 17 August 2019
* 2 and 5 September 2019
* 17 September 2019
* 6 March 2020
* Gurdwara
* May 2020
* June 2020
* July 2020
* August 2020
* September 2020
* October 2020
* November 2020
* University
* December 2020
* 2021 school
* Fall of Kabul (2021)
* 2021 hospital

* v
* t
* e

Kunduz Province

* Airlift
* Siege
* Harekate Yolo
* Karez
* Oqab
* 2009 airstrike
* Sahda Ehlm
* Gala-e Gorg
* Halmazag
* 2015 battle
* Hospital airstrike
* Hostage crisis
* 2016 battle
* Boz Qandahari
* Kunduz madrassa
* 2020

Major operations

* Mountain Viper
* Asbury Park
* Perth
* Chora
* Firebase Anaconda
* Shewan
* Balamorghab
* Sabzak
* Derapet
* Doan
* Kunduz (2015)
* Omari
* Tarinkot
* Kunduz (2016)
* Boz Qandahari
* Darzab (2017)
* Farah
* Darzab (2018)
* Kunar (2019–2020)
* Ghazni
* 2021 Taliban offensive
* Zaranj
* Kunduz
* Herat
* Kandahar
* Lashkargah
* Kabul

Airstrikes

* Sayyd Alma Kalay
* Uruzgan wedding
* Hyderabad
* Gora Prai
* Haska Meyna/Deh Bala
* Azizabad
* Wech Baghtu
* Granai
* Kunduz (2009)
* Uruzgan helicopter
* Sangin (2010)
* Mano Gai
* Baraki Barak
* Kapisa
* Kunar
* Kunduz hospital
* Sangin (2017)
* Nangarhar
* Kunduz madrassa

Major insurgent attacks
2002

* Kabul

2007

* Bagram
* S Korean hostage
* Baghlan

2008

* Kandahar
* Spin Boldak
* Khost
* Kabul Indian embassy
* Kabul hotel

2009

* Kabul raids
* Kabul NATO
* Kandahar
* Kabul Indian embassy
* Kabul UN guesthouse
* Camp Chapman

2010

* Kabul (Jan)
* Kabul (Feb)
* Kabul (May)
* Nadahan

2011

* Logar
* Kabul hotel
* Nimruz
* Zabul
* Kabul (Sep)
* Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif

2012

* Raids
* Camp Bastion
* FOB Salerno Attack

2013

* Farah
* Kabul court
* Kabul palace
* Jalalabad
* Herat

2014

* Kabul restaurant
* Kabul hotel
* Herat Indian consulate
* Bagram
* 1st Paktika
* 2nd Paktika
* Kabul school

2015

* Jalalabad
* Kabul hotel
* Kabul Parliament
* Khost
* Kabul police
* Kabul Airport
* Kabul NATO
* Ghazni
* Kandahar
* Kabul Spanish embassy
* Bagram

2016

* Jalalabad
* Kabul NDS
* Kunduz-Takhar highway
* Kabul Canadian embassy
* Wardak
* Kabul Hazara protest
* Kabul University
* Kabul Defense Ministry
* Mazar-i-Sharif
* Bagram

2017

* Bombings (Jan)
* Kabul hospital
* Camp Shaheen
* Kabul (May)
* Herat (Jun)
* June Lashkargah
* Herat (Aug)
* Gardez & Ghazni
* Kabul & Ghor
* Kabul Shi'ite

2018

* Kabul hotel
* Jalalabad (Save the Children)
* Kabul ambulance
* Kabul (Mar)
* Kabul (22 Apr)
* Kabul (30 Apr)
* Jalalabad (Jul)
* Baghlan
* Kabul (Sep)
* Jalalabad (Sep)

2019

* Maidan Shar
* Camp Shorabak
* Kabul mosque
* Kabul Defense Ministry
* Ghazni
* Kabul office
* Farah
* Kabul police
* Kabul wedding
* Kabul (Sep)
* Charikar & Kabul
* Qalat
* Jalalabad
* Haska Meyna
* Bagram

2020

* Kabul (6 Mar)
* Kabul gurdwara
* May
* June
* July
* August
* Jalalabad
* September
* October
* November
* Kabul University
* December

2021

* Jan-Aug
* Kabul school
* Spin Boldak

Massacres

* Dasht-i-Leili
* Shinwar
* Nangar
* Narang
* Maywand
* Khataba
* Badakhshan
* Kandahar
* FOB Delhi

Other

* U.S. urination incident
* Quran burning protests
* Insurgents' bodies
* U.S.–Afghan agreement
* United States–Taliban deal
* U.S. withdrawal
* 2011–2016
* 2020–2021
* Peace process
* 2021 Kabul airlift

Operation Mountain Thrust was a joint NATO and Afghan-led military operation in the War in Afghanistan. It involved more than 3,300 British troops, 2,300 U.S. troops, 2,200 Canadian troops, along with approximately 3,500 Afghan soldiers, supported by extensive air power. Its primary objective was to quell the ongoing Taliban insurgency in the south of the country.

The operation was launched in response to a significant Taliban spring offensive led by Mullah Dadullah in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, which had marked the most significant escalation of the war in Afghanistan since 2002. The operation was planned by Major General Benjamin Freakley. The strategy involved conducting search-and-destroy missions in the mountainous regions of Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan and Helmand.

The objective was to disrupt the Taliban's command structure and target their core leaders and fighters. The hope was that by doing so, it would dissuade less committed individuals from supporting the insurgents, thereby weakening their overall influence.[5]

## Background

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During June and July 2006, Afghanistan experienced some of the bloodiest clashes since the fall of the Taliban regime and Operation Anaconda. The Taliban demonstrated remarkable coordination in their attacks, managing to seize control of two districts in Helmand Province by the end of July, although these were swiftly reclaimed a few days later.

Throughout the fighting, the Taliban suffered heavy losses.[4] The coalition itself also suffered casualties, with nearly 150 soldiers killed and 40 Afghan policemen captured by the Taliban.

Tom Koenigs, the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, told the German news weekly Der Spiegel that the Taliban numbers of casualties do not reflect success. "The Taliban fighters reservoir is practically limitless," Koenigs told the magazine in an interview. "The movement will not be overcome by high casualty figures."

## The Operation and results

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Due to the intense Taliban offensive and escalation of the war, Ian Hope, commander of the Canadian Princess Patricia's battalion, became increasingly concerned. On May 17, in one of their initial battles, half of the battalion encountered around 50 Taliban fighters in Zharey. The Canadians utilized AH-64 attack helicopters to repel the insurgents. However, as they pursued the Taliban through villages and narrow farm paths, they fell into a Taliban ambush. Four RPGs destroyed a Canadian light armored vehicle before the Taliban fighting positions were neutralized by a B-1 bomber.[6]

Hope and his Canadian troops, along with U.S. special force teams in Kandahar, warned of a potential threat to the provincial capital of Kandahar City by the Taliban. Despite these concerns, Major General Benjamin Freakley remained focused on executing search-and-destroy missions in the mountains, a plan he had devised prior to arriving in Afghanistan to get NATO allies set up for operations in the country.[5]

Canadian and U.S. special force teams on the ground disagreed with diverting resources to chase insurgents in the mountains while facing a significant Taliban attack near the provincial capitals of Kandahar and Helmand. However, the operation nonetheless proceeded as scheduled and lasted for six weeks in June and July. In the end, the operation did not manage to quell the Taliban insurgency. Coalition forces had cleared some remote districts and then pulled back. Benjamin Freakley later acknowledged that the operation did not achieve anything long-term.[5] Control of the region was transferred from the Americans to other ISAF forces. Attacks continued and even intensified. On the first day that ISAF took control, August 1, a British patrol was hit by enemy fire in Helmand province; three soldiers were killed and one wounded. On the same day, 18 Taliban and one policeman were killed in an anti-Taliban coalition operation in the same province and 15 Afghan policemen were captured when they surrendered in Zabul province while a Taliban force was preparing to attack their police post. Also two days later there were several incidents in and around Kandahar, including a suicide bombing which killed 21 civilians. In the other attacks in and around Kandahar, four Canadian soldiers were killed and ten were wounded.

## Known Encounters

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* May 16–17, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand
* May 19–20, 2006 Kajaki, Helmand
* May 21–22, 2006 Panjwayi, Kandahar (see Battle of Panjwaii)
* May 23–24, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan
* May 26–27, 2006 Sak Qala, Helmand
* May 29–30, 2006 Kajaki, Helmand
* June 10–11, 2006 Arghandab, Zabul
* June 10–11, 2006 Deh Rawood, Uruzgan
* June 14–15, 2006 Shah joy, Zabul
* June 15–16, 2006 ?, Paktika
* June 16–17, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand
* June 23–25, 2006 Operation Kaika, near Kandahar
* June 25–26, 2006 Zharie, Kandahar, [1]
* June 25–26, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, [2]
* June 27–28, 2006 Musa Qala, Helmand
* July 10–11, 2006 Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan

## See also

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* Siege of Sangin
* Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006
* Operation Enduring Freedom
* Taliban insurgency

## References

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* "Revived Taliban waging 'full-blown insurgency'". June 19, 2006. USA Today.

1. ^ http://www.blisty.cz/2006/11/27/art31424.html (Czech)
2. ^ http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html (Czech) http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html (Czech)
3. ^ Killblane, Richard E. (2019-11-29). Delivering Victory: The History of U.S. Military Transportation. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 227\. ISBN 978-1-78754-603-5.
4. ^ a b Killblane 2019, p. 227.
5. ^ a b c Malkasian 2021, p. 143.
6. ^ Malkasian 2021, p. 142.

## External links

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* Articles about Operation Mountain Thrust

## Bibliography

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* Malkasian, Carter (2021). The American War in Afghanistan: A History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-755077-9.

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Operations|

| 2001|

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* Operation Anaconda
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2003|

* Operation Avalanche
* Operation Mountain Viper
* Operation Mountain Resolve
* Operation Tsunami
* Operation Eagle Fury
* Operation Warrior Sweep
* Operation Apollo
* Operation Athena
* Operation Haven Denial
* Operation Headstrong

2004|

* Operation Asbury Park
* Operation Asbury Park II
* Operation Dragon Tree
* Operation Flashman
* Operation Headstrong
* Operation Lightning Resolve
* Operation Mountain Blizzard
* Operation Mountain Storm

2005|

* Operation Archer
* Operation Argus
* Operation Spurs
* Operation Mavericks
* Operation Celtics
* Operation Red Wings
* Operation Red Wings II
* Operation Whalers
* Operation Tar Heels
* Operation Diablo Reach Back
* Operation Neptune
* Operation Pil
* Operation Pizmah
* Operation Sleigh Ride
* Operation Vigilance

2006|

* Operation Mountain Thrust
* Operation Medusa
* Operation Kaika
* Operation Perth
* Operation Mountain Fury
* Operation Falcon Summit
* Operation Counterstrike
* Operation Lions Pride
* Operation Mountain Lion
* Operation Wyconda Pincer

2007|

* Operation Achilles
* Operation Hammer
* Operation Harekate Yolo
* Operation Luger
* Operation Rock Avalanche
* Operation Silver
* Operation Pickaxe-Handle
* Operation Kryptonite
* Operation Hoover
* Operation Mountain Fury
* Operation Volcano
* Operation Nasrat
* Operation Falcon Summit
* Operation Kamin
* Operation Diablo Dragnet
* Operation Palk Mesher
* Operation Silicon
* Operation Silver

2008|

* Operation Eagle's Summit
* Operation Red Dagger
* Operation Karez

2009|

* Operation Shahi Tandar
* Operation Diesel
* Operation Panther's Claw
* Operation Oqab
* Operation Strike of the Sword
* Operation Cobra's Anger
* Operation Septentrion
* Operation Mar Lewe

2010|

* Operation Dragon Strike
* Operation Moshtarak
* Operation New Dawn
* Operation Tor Shezada
* Operation Baawar
* Operation Bulldog Bite
* Operation New Dawn

2011–2021|

* 2011
* Operation Hammer Down
* 2014
* Operation Baawar
* 2015
* Operation Toral
* 2016
* Operation Omari

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Timeline|

| 2001|

* Bombing of Kandahar
* Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif
* Siege of Kunduz
* Herat uprising
* Fall of Kabul
* Battle of Tarinkot
* Fall of Kandahar
* Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
* Dasht-i-Leili massacre
* Battle of Shawali Kowt
* Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay
* Battle of Tora Bora

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2002
–2006|

* 2002
* Guantanamo Bay
* Uruzgan bombing
* Kabul bombing
* 2003
* Pakistan Embassy in Kabul attack
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* Taliban offensive

2007|

* Shinwar shooting
* Hyderabad airstrike
* Nangar Khel incident
* Helmand airstrikes
* Baghlan bombing
* Bagram bombing
* South Korean hostage crisis

2008|

* Haska Meyna airstrike
* Azizabad airstrike
* Wech Bagtu airstrike
* Kabul Indian embassy bombing
* Kabul S Hotel attack
* Kidnapping of David Rohde
* Sarposa attack
* Kandahar bombing
* Spin Boldak bombing

2009|

* Granai airstrike
* Kunduz airstrike
* Narang raid
* February Kabul raids
* Kabul Indian embassy bombing
* Kandahar bombing
* NATO HQ bombing
* Camp Chapman attack
* Battle of Sabzak

2010|

* January Kabul attack
* Raid on Khataba
* February Kabul attack
* Uruzgan attack
* Sangin airstrike
* Maywand murders
* Tarok Kolache
* Nadahan bombing
* May Kabul bombing
* Badakhshan massacre
* Operation Halmazag

2011|

* Mano Gai airstrike
* Sarposa prison escape
* Bin Laden raid
* Logar bombing
* I-C Hotel Kabul attack
* Nimruz bombing
* Zabul bombing
* Chinook shootdown
* Helmand killing
* Pakistani border attack
* Ashura bombings

2012|

* Order of battle
* Urination video
* Kapisa airstrike
* Quran burning protests
* April attacks
* Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre
* Kandahar massacre
* September Camp Bastion raid
* Shesh Aba raid
* Body pictures

2013|

* Farah attack
* June Kabul bombings
* Presidential palace attack
* Herat U.S. consulate attack
* Jalalabad Indian consulate bombing

2014|

* Kabul S Hotel attack
* Herat Indian consulate attack
* Bagram bombing
* Paktika bombing
* Yahyakhel bombing
* December Kabul bombings
* Atiqullah Raufi assassination

2015|

* Park Palace attack
* Kabul Parliament attack
* Khost bombing
* April Jalalabad bombing
* 7 August Kabul attacks
* 10 August Kabul bombing
* 22 August Kabul bombing
* Ghazni prison escape
* Battle of Kunduz
* Hospital airstrike
* Kandahar Airport bombing
* Kabul Spanish Embassy attack
* Bagram bombing

2016|

* Nangarhar offensive
* Operation Omari
* April Kabul attack
* Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis
* Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing
* 30 June bombings
* July Kabul bombing
* Janikhel offensive
* AUoA attack
* September Kabul attacks
* Battle of Tarinkot
* Battle of Kunduz
* Battle of Boz Qandahari
* Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate bombing
* Bagram bombing

2017|

* January bombings
* Sangin airstrike
* March Kabul attack
* Nangarhar airstrike
* Camp Shaheen attack
* May Kabul bombing
* June Herat bombing
* Battle of Bora Bora
* June Lashkargar bombing
* August Herat attack
* 17 October attacks
* 20 October attacks
* 28 December Kabul bombing

2018|

* I-C Hotel Kabul attack
* STC Jalalabad attack
* Kabul ambulance bombing
* March Kabul bombing
* Kunduz madrassa attack
* 22 April Kabul bombing
* 30 April Kabul bombings
* Battle of Farah
* July Jalalabad bombing
* Battle of Darzab
* Ghazni offensive
* September Jalalabad bombing

2019|

* Maidan Shar attack
* Camp Shorabak attack
* 2019 Kabul mosque bombing
* 1 July Kabul attack
* Ghazni bombing
* 28 July Kabul bombing
* July Farah bombing
* 7 August Kabul bombing
* 17 August Kabul bombing
* 2 & 5 September Kabul bombings
* 17 September bombings
* Qalat bombing
* Jalalabad suicide bombing
* Haska Meyna mosque bombing
* Bagram attack

2020|

* 6 March Kabul shooting
* Kabul gurdwara attack
* May attacks
* June attacks
* July attacks
* August attacks
* Jalalabad prison
* September attacks
* October attacks
* November attacks
* Kabul University attack
* December attacks

2021|

* Attacks
* Taliban offensive
* Kabul school bombing
* Battle of Kandahar
* Fall of Herat
* Battle of Lashkargah
* Capture of Zaranj
* Fall of Kabul
* Kunduz mosque bombing
* Kandahar bombing
* 2021 Kabul airlift
* Operation Allies Refuge
* Operation Pitting
* Operation Devi Shakti
* Kabul airport attack
* August 29 drone strike

Aftermath|

* Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
* Republican insurgency
* Islamic State–Taliban conflict
* Afghan frozen assets

War crimes|

* ICC investigation
* Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
* UK Afghan Unlawful Killings inquiry
* Australian Brereton Inquiry
* War crimes by the Taliban
* Kunduz hospital airstrike
* Kandahar massacre
* Torture
* Bagram torture and prisoner abuse
* Salt Pit

Peace
process|

* Afghan peace process
* Afghan peace groups
* Tabassum movement
* Enlightenment Movement
* Uprising for Change
* People's Peace Movement
* 2021–2022 Afghan protests

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* Afghan War documents leak
* International public opinion
* Opposition
* Protests
* To the fall of Kabul

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