Taliban threat to Afghan provincial capitals ------------------------------------------------- The Taliban have seized more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, putting increasing pressure on government forces as the U.S. and NATO finalise their withdrawal from the war-torn country ------------------------------------------------- TURKMENISTAN Mazar-i-Sharif Aybak TAJIKISTAN Faizabad Sheberghan Sar-e Pul Maymana Qala-i-Naw Herat Farah IRAN Taloqan Zaranj Lashkar Gah UZBEKISTAN Ghazni Tarinkot Kandahar PAKISTAN Puli Khumri Mihtarlam Kunduz: Local army CHINA headquarters seized Kabul: U.S. intelligence officials say capital could fall to Taliban within 90 days 200km 125 miles ------------------------------------------------- Control of districts in Afghanistan (as of Aug 10, 2021) Government Contested Taliban Provincial capitals Taliban control Under Taliban threat ------------------------------------------------- Sources: Associated Press, BBC, Long War Journal © GRAPHIC NEWS