2021 Taliban offensive

2021 military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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2021 Taliban offensive
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2021 Taliban offensive

Summary

2021 Taliban offensive is an armed conflict[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of armed_conflict entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,081 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2021 Taliban offensive is in the country of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[3].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's instance of is recorded as armed conflict[4].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's instance of is recorded as offensive[5].
  • The location of 2021 Taliban offensive was Afghanistan[6].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive is part of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[7].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's Commons category is recorded as 2021 Taliban offensive[8].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive comprises August 2021 Kabul attack[9].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive comprises Capture of Zaranj[10].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive comprises Fall of Kabul[11].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's target is recorded as Islamic Republic of Afghanistan[12].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive began on May 1, 2021[13].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive took place on 2021[14].
  • Among those involved in 2021 Taliban offensive was Taliban[15].
  • A participant in 2021 Taliban offensive was Al-Qaeda[16].
  • Among those involved in 2021 Taliban offensive was Afghan National Security Forces[17].
  • A participant in 2021 Taliban offensive was United States Armed Forces[18].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's has cause is recorded as 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan[19].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive's has effect is recorded as 2021 Kabul Airlift[20].
  • 2021 Taliban offensive dates from the contemporary history[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include armed conflict[4] and offensive[5].

Use and Application

Components include August 2021 Kabul attack[9], a suicide car bombing[22], in Afghanistan[23]; Capture of Zaranj[10], a battle[24], in Afghanistan[25]; and Fall of Kabul[11], a siege[26], in Afghanistan[27]. 2021 Taliban offensive is part of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[7].

Why It Matters

2021 Taliban offensive ranks in the top 5% of armed_conflict entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,081 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time +2021-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has parts
    Time period contemporary history
    Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34024|batch #34024]]: 2021 Taliban offensive == Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan"
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