On this day, exactly two years ago, with Kabul a mere ten days away from its eventual fall

By August 4, 2021, thirteen districts had succumbed to the Taliban's control, primarily concentrated in the eastern expanse of Afghanistan.

By the end of that fateful day, the total number of districts under Taliban control was 268.

August 2, 2021, was marked by intense battles in the cities of Herat and Lashkargah as security forces came under.

On August 1, 2023, we reflect on the first day of a momentous two-week period that eventually led to the.