Long War Journal has created a map showing the areas of Afghanistan that are controlled by the Taliban, contested, and areas claimed by the Taliban to be under their control. It’s a disturbing map but it can be easily summarized: the Afghan government controls a few cities and their environs. The Taliban controls the countryside to the extent that statement means anything.
So the Taliban = Trump? (Sorry, too much to resist.)
Steve
This map could be from 2006. For me, everything about Afghanistan is like Groundhog Day.