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| 2021 Taliban offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), the Taliban insurgency and the war on terror | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 al-Qaeda[3][4][5] | |||||||||
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| Units involved | |||||||||
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Taliban forces
Al-Qaeda |
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Territorial Army[36]
National Directorate of Security CIA-backed Khost Protection Force (KPF)[58] | ||||||||
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Taliban: c. US estimate: 75,000[61] UN report: 55,000–85,000 fighters[62] 15,000 support facilitators and non-combatants[62] Other estimates: 85,000[63]–200,000[64][65] |
ANSF: c. Official figure as per US and Afghan government: 300,000[66]–354,000[67][64][61](officially; including police officers,[68] and many ghost soldiers) Other estimates: 150,000–200,000 combat-oriented troops, including an unknown number of junior and ghost soldiers.[68] | ||||||||
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Equipment:
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1,031 civilians killed[84][74] 2,043 civilians injured[84][74] 244,000 civilians displaced[85] 40,000 injured in total[86] | |||||||||
