article_snippet.sent: According to the official spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, over 80 per cent of Afghanistan is currently 'controlled' by Taliban.
article_snippet.sent: Taliban have been waging an jihadi insurgency since Taliban were forced out of power in late 2001.
article_snippet.sent: With the emergence of ISIS, Taliban are already facing a struggle for power in Afghanistan.
article_snippet.sent: The extremists want to turn Afghanistan into an Islamic Emirate, governed by strict sharia law.
article_snippet.sent: Aside from the Taliban, government has also repeatedly warned of the Islamic State (IS) group making inroads into government.
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highlights_snippet.sent: Taliban spokesman claims 80 per cent of Afghanistan is 'controlled by Taliban .
  