Battle of Kandahar (2021)

The Battle of Kandahar began on 9 July 2021, as Taliban insurgents assaulted the city to capture it from the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). 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. However, the siege for the nearby airport continued, where government loyalists held out until being evacuated on 16 August.

This article is about the 2021 battle. For other battles in Kandahar, see Battle of Kandahar.

Battle of Kandahar
Part of the 2021 Taliban offensive

Kandahar and surrounding regions before capture as of 12 August 2021
Date9 July – 16 August 2021
(1 month and 1 week)
Location
Kandahar, Afghanistan
31°36′48″N 65°42′59″E
Result

Taliban victory

  • Successful evacuation of Afghan government officials and military personnel from Kandahar Airport
Belligerents
 Taliban  Afghanistan
Supported by:
 United States
Commanders and leaders
Haji Yousaf Wafa
(Taliban's governor for Kandahar province)
Mullah Yaqoob
(Chief of Taliban's military commission)
Ibrahim Sadar
(Mullah Yaqoob's second-in-command)		 Rohullah Khanzada 
(Governor of Kandahar province)
Ata Mohammad Khan
(Head of NDS in Kandahar)
Gen. Sami Sadat
(Commander of 215th Corps)
Colonel Sharifullah Sartayib
(Police chief of Kandahar province)
Gen. Tadin Khan Achakzai
(former Police chief of Kandahar province)
Mohammad Iqbal Nuristani
(Unit 03 commander)
Units involved
Taliban forces

Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)

National Directorate of Security (NDS)
United States Armed Forces

  • United States Air Force
Casualties and losses
100+ civilians killed or wounded
Location within Afghanistan
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