<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)#Fall_of_Kabul" id="mwAVM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" id="mwAVQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> forces abandon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul" id="mwAVU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, ahead of advancing <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Northern_Alliance" id="mwAVY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Afghan Northern Alliance">Afghan Northern Alliance</a> troops.