ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Battle of Qala-i-Jangi

Ok, so let's imagine we are playing a game of cops and robbers. In this game, there are two teams: the cops and the robbers. Now, imagine that sometimes the cops catch the robbers and put them in jail. In our game, the robbers are called "Taliban" and the cops are called "Afghan fighters."

The Battle of Qala-i-Jangi happened in Afghanistan in 2001. There were lots of Taliban robbers who had been caught by the Afghan fighters cops, and they were all put in a big jail called Qala-i-Jangi.

One day, the Taliban robbers got very angry and decided to try to escape from the jail. They started a big fight with the Afghan fighters cops. The robbers had guns and grenades (which are like small bombs you can throw), and they used them to try to beat the cops.

The fight lasted for days, and it was very, very dangerous. Many people died, including some of the robbers, the cops, and even some American soldiers who had come to help.

In the end, the Afghan fighters cops won the battle. They were able to stop the Taliban robbers from escaping the jail and hurting more people. But it was a very sad time for everyone involved, because so many people died or were hurt.