The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has taken control of four districts in four different provinces on Tuesday. The group, which controls more than 50 percent of the country, mostly rural territory, has so far overtaken 33 out of 421 districts across 34 provinces. 

Anar Dara district in Farah province; Khas Uruzgan district of Uruzgan province; and Gosfandi and Sayyad districts of Sar-e-Pul province were captured by Taliban militants, whereas Afghan officials claimed that security forces claimed they withdrew “tactically” from these districts. 

Significantly, the district center building in Anar Dara, a remote district in western Afghanistan, was blown up by the Taliban-- a video of which also went viral on Twitter.

On Monday, Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh termed the advancement of the Taliban a “narrow line” and warned, “Those who know how to fight with the Taliban, know that this narrow line will become the mass graveyard of this group of terror and ignorance.”

Reports of the group damaging highways, blowing up building and telecommunication infrastructure show that the Taliban hasn't changed its ways, experts said.

Meanwhile, former security officials have criticized the government, saying the military leaders in the government were failing to lead the war.

The politicization of the Ministry of Interior and frequent reshuffling of top security posts have impacted the morale of forces, Wais Ahmad Barmak, the country’s former interior minister, was quoted as saying by TOLOnews.

Others also pointed out the lack of coordination and the chaotic situation between various power centers.

“There are several decision-making centers (including) the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ... the National Security Council has changed from a consultative body to an executive body,” Zahir Azami, an Afghan security analyst said.