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Aug 16, 2021 · The maps below start in early July and show the 400 or so government districts as they fell to the Taliban.
Aug 15, 2021 · Here is an animated map showing how and when the Taliban captured 26 out of the country’s 34 provincial capitals: Below is a more detailed breakdown of how each of the provincial capitals fell to...
- 34 provinces – 421 districts. Afghanistan has a population of 38 million. About 4.5 million people (12 percent of the country) live in the capital Kabul, which is located in the east of the country.
- How big is Afghanistan? The South Asian country is among the top 40 most populated countries in the world. At 652,860sq km (252,071sq miles), the country is roughly the size of the US state of Texas and more than twice the size of the UK.
- Who controls what? The Taliban has currently encircled Kabul and negotiating for a peaceful handover of the capital city. The armed group has captured 26 provincial capitals in the past week, including the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Khost, Sar-e-Pul, Sheberghan, Aybak, Kunduz, Taluqan, Pul-e-Khumri, Farah, Zaranj, Faizabad, Ghazni, Herat, Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw, Pul-e-Alam, Terenkot and Qalat.
- Supply routes and border crossings. Landlocked Afghanistan relies on its neighbours for trade and supply routes. Afghanistan has relied on Pakistan’s seaports for international trade and ground supply and logistics for NATO and US forces.
Aug 14, 2021 · Two more provinces, Uruzgan in the south and Zabul in central Afghanistan, are on the verge of collapse. Here is how the Taliban took over most of the country since the United States started its...
Aug 14, 2021 · Our live coverage has ended. Read the latest developments on Afghanistan here. CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward reported a sense of desperate calm in Kabul tonight...
Aug 16, 2021 · On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by US troops. Although Afghan security forces were well funded and well equipped,...
Aug 18, 2021 · Roughly 650,000 Afghans live in the rural and urban areas of Khost province, according to 2021 population estimates from Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority.
