Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Monday after the Taliban took control of the capitol, Kabul.
announces in mid-April he would support the previous administration's goal of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, beginning the process on May 1 and intending to complete it by September 11.As the month commences, NATO starts pulling out its 9,600 service members with the U.S. being responsible for the 2,500 remaining troops.
It soon picks up a major victory on May 11 with the capturing of the Nerkh district, positioned near Kabul.On June 7, the Afghani government reported that over 150 troops were killed or injured during the past 24 hours of fighting. By June 22, the insurgent group extends its presence to the northern portion of the country.American and NATO troops pull out of Bagram, their largest and most important airbase, on July 2.
On July 26, U.S. Marine General Kenneth McKenzie announced America is"prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the Taliban continue their attacks." It supports the Afghanistan government by conducting airstrikes.August 6: The Taliban capture their first provincial capital, the city of Zaranj in southwestern Nimroz.August 8: Taliban fighters gain the strategic city of Kunduz in the north.
August 12: Ghazni, a capital in the southeast near Kaubl falls, as does Herat, Afghanistan's third largest city.
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