- On August 13, Taliban captured Mata Khan district in Paktika province
- On August 13, Taliban captured Tarinkot city, the capital of Uruzgan province
- On August 13, Taliban captured Pole Alam city, the capital of Logar province
- On August 13, Taliban captured Firozkoh city, the capital of Ghor province
- On August 13, Taliban captured Qalat, the capital of Zabul province
- On August 13, Taliban captured Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar province
- On August 13, Taliban captured the city of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province
- On August 14, Taliban attacked Mazare Sharif from four axes, according to the Taliban spokesman
- On August 14, Taliban reportedly captured Bar Kunar district in Kunar province
- 172 Taliban militants were killed as a result of Afghan Army operations in Nangarhar, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Kandahar and Balkh provinces during the last 24 hours, according to the Afghan MOD
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