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Trump wants to send more troops to Afghanistan - here are the territories controlled by the Taliban and ISIS

Lamar Salter,Uma SharmaSep 22, 2017, 23:29 IST

President Trump recently announced he would send more troops to Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan is the longest conflict in US history, and it has been primarily against the Taliban and now ISIS. Both insurgencies have made ground against the Afghan army and are now in full control or have support in many sectors of the war-torn country.