Taliban Control Of Afghanistan Has Expanded Significantly Since 2018

FDD: Taliban control in Afghanistan expands significantly since 2018

The number of Afghan districts controlled and contested by the Taliban has nearly doubled since early 2018, according to an ongoing study of the security situation by FDD’s Long War Journal.

The expansion of Taliban power in the past three years, even as U.S. and NATO forces were present in the country, is an ominous sign for the future of Afghanistan.

In January 2018, when Resolute Support tried to shut down reporting on the status of districts, LWJ assessed that the Taliban controlled 45 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts, or 11 percent, and contested 117, or 29 percent.

Today, LWJ assess that the Taliban controls 87 districts, or 21 percent, and contested 214, or 53 percent.

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