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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk02:13, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that prior to the Fall of Herat the Taliban captured eight districts and two border crossings in a 24 hour period? Source: "Over the past 24 hours, the Taliban has captured eight districts in Herat province including Islam Qala and Torghundi border towns." TOLO news
    • ALT1:... that during the Fall of Herat a United Nations office in Herat was caught in the crossfire, killing a security guard? Source: AP news
    • ALT2:... that in protest of the Taliban Herat residents chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) before the city fell? Source: Aljazeera
  • Comment: 4th nom, QPQ not needed

Moved to mainspace by Danre98 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:16, 23 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

comment In promoting, I changed the hook from "caught in the crossfire" to "attacked"—I can't quite believe I have to say this, but The Taliban is a terrorist organization, not a WP:RS for its own activities. theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 02:13, 27 August 2021 (UTC) To T:DYK/P2[reply]