Timeline: The Taliban's rapid advance across Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: Members of Afghan Special Forces regroup after heavy clashes with Taliban during the rescue mission of a policeman besieged at a check post, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

(Reuters) - Taliban insurgents began entering Kabul on Sunday after taking control of all of Afghanistan's major cities apart from the capital.

Following are some of the major milestones in the Islamist militant movement's advance in recent months. Other deadly attacks occurred, some blamed on the Taliban and some on other jihadist groups including an offshoot of Islamic State.