A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
- At least 20 security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in Badghis on March 11;
- 3 Taliban members were reportedly killed in Kabul city;
- The Kabul government deployed reinforcements in Mazar-e-Sharif town amid the expanding Taliban influence in the area;
- Pro-government sources claim that security forces repelled several Taliban attacks in Herat and Farah provinces.