Qoraal kooban oo faahfaahsan oo ku saabsan faqradan - Laga soo bilaabo bishii Luulyo 2016, majaladda "Time" ee Mareykanka ayaa ku qiyaastay in 20% Afghanistan ay ku hoos jirto gacanta Taliban iyadoo koonfurta ugu dhow ee Gobolka Helmand ay tahay saldhiggooda, halka Mareykanka 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.