Taliban Seize Provincial Capitals in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s advance in Afghanistan took them closer to Kabul with the seizure of Ghazni, a city about 150 kilometers from the capital.

The following is a compilation of the provincial capitals the Taliban have captured or are threatening to seize. There are 34 provincial capitals in the country. Provincial capitals captured by the Taliban August 6 – Zaranj: The Taliban seize control of the city in Nimroz province in the south, the first provincial capital to fall after they escalated attacks on Afghan forces in May.