Taliban advance in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban is now operating in more locations than it has since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, according to a report by intelligence agency Stratfor

Districts with significant activity by:

Afghan Taliban

So-called Islamic State (Daesh)

Both groups

Major roads

Herat

AFGHANISTAN

Lashkar Gah

Helmand province Taliban control 80 percent of region

Kunduz

200km 125 miles

Baghlan province Taliban threat to country’s crucial ring road

Kabul

Nangarhar and Kunar provinces Taliban and Islamic State militants have reached temporary ceasefire to better focus their efforts on attacking  government forces

Source: Stratfor