There are more than 400 local government districts in Afghanistan, which are comparable to U.S. counties. American and NATO troops began leaving Afghanistan on May 1, and over the subsequent two ...

In Afghanistan, the United Nations has warned that the Taliban fighters have seized dozens of districts as they step up attacks during the final withdrawal by foreign troops. UN special envoy Deborah ...

In Afghanistan, Taliban have captured sixteen more districts after a fierce battle with government forces. The Taliban now control roughly a third of all 421 districts of the country. Meanwhile, ...