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The insurgents have taken more than a dozen provincial capitals in recent days.

The Taliban have taken more than a dozen provincial capitals in recent days; now control more than two-thirds of Afghanistan.

While the capital isn’t directly under threat, losses elsewhere further tighten the grip of the Taliban, now estimated to hold two-thirds of the country.

The Taliban has taken half of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals in recent days, including its second- and third-largest cities, Herat and Kandahar.

The Taliban have completed their sweep of the country’s south. On Friday, they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive.

The Taliban have taken 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals as part of a week-long blitz.

The Taliban has overrun another four provincial capitals in Afghanistan, putting the militant group increasingly within striking distance of Kabul.

The latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand province, where American, British and allied NATO forces fought some of the bloodiest battles in the past 20 years. Hundreds of foreign troops were killed in the province, which is also a major opium hub.

The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistans south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war.