Taliban seize Afghan border areas
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Taliban fighters have overrun areas bordering five countries in recent days as they continue their rapid advances after the U.S. withdrawal

Islam Qala: Major border crossing with Iran seized

Qala-e-Naw: Afghan forces retake city after first major assault by Taliban on provincial capital since U.S. began pulling out troops

Balkh: Fighting for control of province

Badakhshan: Most of province captured by Taliban – more than 1,000 Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan

TURKMENISTAN
HERAT PROVINCE
BADGHIS PROVINCE
Herat
IRAN
PAKISTAN
Kandahar
UZBEKISTAN
Mazar-i- Sharif
TAJIKISTAN 
CHINA
Bagram air base
Kabul
AFGHANISTAN

200km 125 miles

CONTROL OF DISTRICTS  Government or undetermined
(as of Jul 9, 2021)
Taliban 204
Contested 120
74

Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, Long War Journal
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