Sources said Saturday that the control of 13 districts – 11 districts in northeastern Afghanistan, one in the east and one in the south – have fallen to the Taliban in the last 24 hours, the highest number of areas falling to the group in a day.  

The districts include Kishm, Darayim, Tishkan, Tagab, Wardooj, Shahr-e-Bozorg, Raghistan, Jorm and Yaftal in Badakhshan, Kalafgan and Farkhar districts in Takhar, Zurmat district in Paktia and Shah Wali Kot district in the southern province of Kandahar.  

A watchdog on Saturday said that some local media outlets have stopped their activities after the Taliban imposed restrictions on them in areas under their control. 

NAI, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan, said that some local radio stations in a number of districts that have fallen to the Taliban have now changed to a “propaganda source” for the group.