How many provinces are under Taliban rule?
The blitz through the Taliban’s southern heartland means the insurgents now hold half of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals and control more than two-thirds of the country.
What cities are controlled by the Taliban?
Only three major Afghan cities — the capital, Kabul, Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif — remain under government control, and one is under siege by the Taliban.
Which provinces did Taliban not capture?
Panjshir province
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their blitz across Afghanistan last month.
Which places does the Taleban control?
The Taliban are a predominantly Pashtun, Islamic fundamentalist group that returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 after waging a twenty-year insurgency.
How many provincial capitals are captured by Taliban?
The Taliban has captured 15 provincial capitals in Afghanistan in a lightning push as the US-led foreign troops finalise their withdrawal.
Which city first captured by Taliban?
Zaranj, August 6: The Taliban take over the capital of Nimruz province in the south, the first provincial capital to fall to the group since it stepped up attacks on Afghan forces in early May.
Is Panjshir controlled by Taliban?
“In terms of control of geographical areas, in Panjshir, which has dozens of sub-valleys, the NRF forces have the upper hand, and the Taliban control only the Panjshir main valley and its road, which is the only road to and from Panjshir, and the provincial office is also located there.
Is Panjshir won by Taliban?
While rumors of the Taliban’s having taken over in Panjshir swirled this past weekend, it was not until Monday morning that the group officially claimed control. “Panjshir Province completely fell to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesman, wrote in a statement on Twitter.
What capital did the Taliban take over?
On Aug. 13, the Taliban seized two major Afghan cities, Kandahar in the south and Herat in the west, the biggest prizes yet for the group. Then on Saturday, the insurgents captured Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth-largest city, giving the Taliban control over all of northern Afghanistan.
How many provincial capitals have the Taliban captured?
What place did the Taliban just take over?
Afghanistan
Only days after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban took control of major cities and installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul. Uncertainty prevails, with many Afghans desperate to leave the country.
Who won Panjshir vs Taliban?
The Taliban
The Taliban has claimed victory over opposition forces in the last holdout province of Panjshir, completing their takeover of Afghanistan three weeks after capturing Kabul.
Has the Panjshir Valley fallen to Taliban?
When the Taliban swept into Kabul in summer 2021 and the Afghan military melted away, a small band of fighters in the Panjshir held out for weeks. The Taliban claimed to have taken full control of the valley in September, but spokesmen for the National Resistance Front say they never surrendered.