Battle of Kandahar | |||||||
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Part of the 2021 Taliban offensive | |||||||
![]() Kandahar and surrounding regions before capture as of 12 August 2021 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (Taliban's governor for Kandahar province) ![]() (Chief of Taliban's military commission) ![]() (Mullah Yaqoob's second-in-command) |
![]() ![]() (Governor of Kandahar province) ![]() (Head of NDS in Kandahar) ![]() (Commander of 215th Corps) ![]() (Police chief of Kandahar province) ![]() (former Police chief of Kandahar province) ![]() (Unit 03 commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Taliban forces |
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) National Directorate of Security (NDS) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100+ civilians killed or wounded[7] | |||||||
Location within Afghanistan |
The Battle of Kandahar[7] began on 9 July 2021, as Taliban insurgents assaulted the city to capture it from the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).[8] After heavy fighting for weeks the city's defenses had started to dissolve in August. This allowed the Taliban to enter and overrun most of the city on 12 August 2021, including the Sarposa prison, which included the release of over 1,000 prisoners, and ultimately the capture of the city.[9] However, the siege for the nearby airport continued, where government loyalists held out until being evacuated on 16 August.[1]
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