"Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control" . "a massive military offensive" . "offensive against the Afghan government" . "situation in Afghanistan" . . "sudden, chaotic fall of the Afghan government and the return of the Taliban" . "the offensive" . . "takeover by the Taliban" . . "2021 Taliban resurgence" . "early rapid gains by the Taliban" . "85,000\u2013200,000" . "Taliban\u2019s return to power in 2021" . "resurgence" . . "Taliban took the power" . "2021 offensive in which they seized control of Afghanistan" . "Jaish-e-Mohammed" . "Taliban offensive of 2021" . "9,819 killed" . "Multiple tanks" . . "general offensive" . "resurgence in 2021" . . . . "*Haqqani network" . "Taliban" . "fall of the country" . "*Evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians and military personnel" . . "Heavy losses" . "Taliban takeover" . "an increase in fighting with the Taliban" . "reestablished its rule over Afghanistan" . "overthrow of the US-backed government" . . "rapid Taliban offensive" . "300,000\u2013354,000(officially; including police officers, and manyghost soldiers)" . "Taliban" . . . "2021 Taliban offensive" . . "2021 Taliban offensive and the removal of US troops from Afghanistan" . "insurgency" . "was captured" . "2021 Summer Offensive" . "Taliban's rule" . . "clashing" . "Taliban offensive in 2021" . "captured" . "took power" . "major offensive in summer 2021" . . "seized control of much of the country" . "Harkat-ul-Mujahideen" . "a widespread offensive" . "* PresidentAshraf Ghaniflees Afghanistan" . "an offensive" . . "2021 takeover" . "US estimate:" . "15,000 support facilitators and non-combatants" . "Taliban took over" . . "collapse of the Afghan government" . . "recaptured most of Afghanistan" . "Afghanistan being taken over by the Taliban" . "*Fall of Kabul to the Taliban" . . "ensuing Taliban offensive" . "summer offensive" . "150,000\u2013200,000 combat-oriented troops, including an unknown number of junior and ghost soldiers." . "took over" . . "overthrow" . "Official figure as per US and Afghan government:" . "taliban take over" . . "MultipleMRAPs" . . "advances" . "Taliban's offensive" . "Afghan government claim:" . . "Taliban seized control" . . . . "nationwide offensive" . "UN report:" . . . . "2021 offensive" . "took control of the country by force" . . "Taliban to intensify their insurgency" . . "Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country" . "Taliban captured the country" . "5,472 wounded" . . . "* Taliban declares the restoration of theIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan" . "a military blitz by the Taliban" . "Lashkar-e-Taiba" . "major offensive" . "takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban" . "15 August 2021" . "2021 Taliban takeover" . "crisis in Afghanistan" . "Taliban's military offensive" . "2021 Fall of Afghanistan" . "Afghanistan was brought under the control of the Taliban" . "Taliban overthrew" . . "the Taliban took control of the country again" . "MultipleD-30 artillery pieces" . "fell to the Taliban" . . . "As per media reports:" . . "offensive" . . . "takeover" . "their takeover of Afghanistan" . "Taliban takeover in 2021" . "Supported by:" . . "Taliban Offensive" . "54 captured" . "* Fall of theIslamic Republic of Afghanistan" . "American defeat" . "Other estimates:" . "rapid offensive" . . "recent offensives on pushing the Taliban back" . . "Taliban" . "fall of Afghanistan" . . "* Start of theRepublican insurgency in Afghanistan" . "retook control" . "2021 Taliban offensive" . "2021 takeover of the country" . "Taliban-controlled state" . "continued Taliban victories across Afghanistan" . "grand conquering" . . . "lightning offensive" . "military offensive" . "Taliban offensive in Afghanistan" . "retook the country" . "after they launched a massive offensive" . "large-scale offensive" . . "August 2021" . "2021 Offensive" . "deteriorating security condition in" . "Taliban took over the country" . "Taliban seizure of Afghanistan" . . . . "a large-scale offensive by the Taliban" . . "Talibanvictory" . "fall of the Islamic Republic to the Taliban" . "their offensive" . "take over much of Afghanistan" . "spillover of the Afghan conflict" . "final offensive" . "ANSF:" . . "Taliban's return to power" . "seized control of the country" . "regained control" . . "Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan" . "its 2021 offensive" . "2021" . "Taliban:" . "Taliban offensive" . "major offensive from the Taliban" . "retaking of the country" . "* Most of the Afghan military surrendered" . . "2021 seizure of Kabul by the Taliban" . . . . "Taliban took control of Afghanistan" . . . . "its last major offensive" . . . "being brought under the control of the Taliban" . "fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021" . "Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan" . "2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan" . . . . "Taliban's nationwide offensive" . . "2021-05-01" . "it was routed" . "Taliban regime in Afghanistan" . "MultipleHumvees" . "75,000" . "major insurgent offensive" . "Taliban forces" . "nationwide military offensive" . "advance of the Taliban" . "seize" . "* End of theWar in Afghanistan (2001\u20132021)" . "Afghan government fell and the Taliban seized control" . "took control of many parts" . "Taliban takeover of Afghanistan" . "an offensive by the Taliban" . "Taliban Siege of Afghanistan" . . "55,000\u201385,000 fighters" .