The Taliban have a significant footprint in Afghanistan, according to Bill Roggio, the editor of The Long War Journal, an online publication that is tracking Taliban control. Mr. Roggio has confirmed that about one-fifth of the country is controlled or contested by the Taliban, but based on his understanding of how the Taliban operate, he said, “they probably either control or heavily influence about a half of the country.”
Taliban fighters took control of Kondoz, a provincial
capital, in September and held it for over two weeks.
Kholm
Kondoz
Baghlan
The Taliban overran
Wardoj and Baharak
districts in early
October.
Kabul
Jalalabad
Herat
AFGHANISTAN
The Taliban took
control of Waygal
district in June.
Gardiz
Kandahar
Taliban-controlled districts
Contested districts
100 miles
