98,000 58,000 End date November 14, 2001 | Start date 2001 Location Kabul, Afghanistan | |
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528 killed
205 wounded 2,314 killed 646 wounded
1,345 captured Result Northern Alliance/American victory. Combatants Taliban, United States of America Similar Fall of Kandahar, Siege of Kunduz, Battle of Tarinkot, 2001 uprising in Herat, Fall of Mazar‑i‑Sharif | ||
Panorama afghanistan the fall of kabul 2001 18th nov
The Fall of Kabul took place in 2001 during the War in Afghanistan. Northern Alliance forces began their attack on the city on November 13, and made swift progress against Taliban forces that were heavily weakened by American and British air strikes. The advance moved ahead of plans, and the next day the Northern Alliance forces (supported by ODA 555) entered Kabul and met no resistance inside the city. Taliban forces retreated to Kandahar in the south.
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- Panorama afghanistan the fall of kabul 2001 18th nov
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Coupled with the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif five days earlier, the capture of Kabul was a significant blow to Taliban control of Afghanistan.
As a result of all the loses, surviving members of the Taliban and al-Qaeda retreated toward Kandahar, the spiritual birthplace and home of the Taliban movement and Tora Bora.