Afghan Army
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The Islamic National Army of Afghanistan, also referred to as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Army, and simply as the Afghan Army, is the land force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The roots of
Afghan royal soldiers of the Durrani Empire
Afghan infantry soldier in 1890
Afghan Army soldiers in the 1950s, wearing the iconic Stahlhelm
Royal Afghan Army soldier poses for the cover of a magazine in 1969
2021 Taliban offensive
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The Taliban insurgent group and allied militants conducted a military offensive in 2021 that led to the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the end of the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan
Afghan Army
…manpower were made up of ghost soldiers. Following the withdrawal of U.S. and allied troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, in the face of a rapid Taliban offensive, the Afghan National Army largely disintegrated. Following the escape of President Ashraf Ghani and the fall of Kabul, remaining ANA soldiers either…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in June 2021
US President Joe Biden in a video conference with Vice President Harris and the US National Security team, discussing the situation in Afghanistan on 14 August 2021
British soldiers deploying to Kabul to assist in the NATO withdrawal, 13 August 2021
US soldiers with Afghans evacuating Hamid Karzai International Airport on 21 August, after the Taliban captured Kabul.