AANHPI History Calendar

· Kabul, Afghanistan / United States

Fall of Kabul and the Afghan Resettlement

history

Kabul fell to the Taliban as US forces withdrew, triggering an airlift of more than 120,000 people and the largest Afghan resettlement in US history-nearly 200,000 Afghans came to the US under Operation Allies Welcome and its successor. (Shares Aug 15 with the release of Crazy Rich Asians.)

Communities
  • Afghan American
Topics
  • refugees
  • migration

Sources

  • history.com history.com/this-day-in-history/august-15/kabul-falls-to-taliban-us-withdrawal
  • npr.org npr.org/2021/08/15/1027860324

Also on August 15

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Crazy Rich Asians Opens

Crazy Rich Asians opened in US theaters-the first major Hollywood studio film in 25 years with a majority-Asian cast; its success reshaped industry assumptions about Asian American stories.