Qoraal kooban oo faahfaahsan - Bishii Luulyo 2016, majaladda "Time" ee Maraykanka ayaa ku qiyaastay in 20% Afghanistan ay ku hoos jirtay gacan ku haynta Taliban, iyadoo koonfurta ugu fog ee Gobolka Helmand ay tahay xooggooda, halka Maraykanka iyo taageerada caalamiga ah ee adag
Taliyaha isbahaysiga General Nicholson bishii Diseembar 2016 wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in 10% ay ku jireen gacanta Taliban halka 26% kale ee Afghanistan ay ku tartamayeen dowladda Afghanistan iyo kooxaha kala duwan ee fallaagada ah.