Tracking the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Through Primary Sources

This dataset begins when the US started to withdraw troops officially on May 1, 2021.

Taking Territory:

August 13: Special Report On the Conquest of Pul-e-Khumri City in Baghlan Province

August 11: Liberation of Hazrat Sultan

August 10: Conquest of Ghaziabad

August 1: Conquest of Muqur District of Baghdis

July 31: Conquest of Nad Ali

July 30: Recent Conquests in Ghor

July 30: Recent Conquests in Zabul #3

July 29: Recent Conquests in Herat

July 14: Mujāhidīn Conquests in Bamyan Province

July 12: Recent Conquests in Paktika

July 10: Conquest of Hesarak

July 10: Recent Conquests in Badakhsha #3

July 10: Special Report on the Conquest of Panjwai District of Kandahar

July 10: Recent Conquests in Paktia #2

July 7: Special Report on the Conquest of Nish District in Kandahar

July 6: Conquest of Chak

July 5: Conquest of Tagab

July 5, 2021: Recent Conquests in Badakhshan #2

July 5, 2021: Conquest of Baraki Barak

July 5, 2021: Recent Conquests in Ghazni

July 2, 2021: Recent Conquests in Greshk (Helmand)

June 30, 2021: Recent Conquest in Zabul

June 30, 2021: Victory and Advancement

June 29, 2021: Recent Conquests in Paktia

June 29, 2021: Recent Conquests in Helmand

June 29, 2021: Conquest of Maiwand

June 26, 2021: Conquest of Jaghatu District

June 25, 2021: Recent Conquest in Kunduz #2

June 25, 2021: Recent Conquests in Zabul

June 24, 2021: Overrunning the Chora District Police Headquarters and ANA Battalion

June 24, 2021: Conquest of Khas Uruzgan

June 24, 2021: Conquest of Markazi Baghlan and Nahrin

June 21, 2021: Recent Conquests in Baghlan

June 19, 2021: The Sini Outpost in Shilgar (Ghazni) Falls Under the Mujāhidīn Control As Soldiers Surrender

June 10, 2021: Langar Daag Company and Two Posts Overrun in Chak (Maidan Wardak)

June 9, 2021: Conquest of Gezab

June 9, 2021: Conquest of Jaghatu (Ghazni)

June 5, 2021: Conquest of Shinkay

June 3, 2021: The Conquest of Washir

May 22, 2021: Conquest of Jalrez

Post-Takeover:

August 13: Special Report After the Conquest of the Construction Market in Zurmat District of Paktia Province

August 10: After the Conquest of Zaranj

August 6: Islam Qala Is An Important Port and a Special Report on Customs Affairs

August 5: The White Flag of the Islamic Emirate Was Hoisted In the Important Port of Islam Qala

August 5: Kohsan District in Herat Province Under the Rule of the Islamic Emirate

July 31: Special Report After the Conquest of Hesarak District of Nangarhar

July 25: Special Report on How Municipal Affairs Are Conducted After the Conquest of Spin Boldak

July 14: Sangin: Special Report On Complete Freedom

July 6, 2021: Charchina District After Conquest

June 27, 2021: After the Conquest of the City of Greshk

June 24, 2021: Regions Are Being Liberated and Life Reinstituted

June 2, 2021: Life After Conquering Jalrez

Defections:

August 11: Soldiers At Kunduz Airport Join the Mujāhidīn

July 4, 2021: On the Large Number of Soldiers Joining the Mujāhidīn in Kunduz Capital and Gultipa District

June 24, 2021: About a Large Number of Soldiers Joining the Mujāhidīn in Different Parts of Baghlan

June 15, 2021: All the Personnel of Tulak (Ghor) Join the Mujāhidīn

June 13, 2021: Forty-Two Troopers From the COP Base Join the Mujāhidīn in Ibrahim Khel Area of the Paktia Capital Gardez

June 13, 2021: In Khas Uruzgan District of Uruzgan Province, Two Arbaki Militiamen Joined the Mujāhidīn

May 19, 2021: Advisor of the Kabul Administration, Ghulam Habib Agha, Joins the Mujāhidīn in Shahjol (Zabul)

May 4, 2021: Numerous Troopers Join Mujāhidīn In Shahjoi (Zabul)

Prison Breaks:

June 12, 2021: On the Release of Soldiers in Sherzad, Nangarhar

May 24, 2021: 150 Troops Detained in Maidan Wardak Released

May 9, 2021: 65 Troopers Released From Prison in Markazi Baghlan