According to a CNN analysis, the Taliban now controls 17 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals — all of which have been captured in the last week.Four more cities fell to the Taliban on Thursday night and Friday.
Several more are surrounded or under siege.The CNN analysis is based on Taliban claims, confirmation by government and provincial officials, and visual evidence from the cities that have been taken over.T
he Taliban now controls towns and territories within 100 kilometers of Kabul, including the capital of Logar province, which fell on Friday.
CNN
