- On May 8, at least 30 people were killed and 52 more were wounded in three blasts in the Dasht-e-Barchi area west of Kabul city
- On May 8, Taliban reportedly captured the Baghlan city
- On May 8, clashes between Taliban and the government forces continue in the several districts of the Baghlan province
- 43 Taliban members were killed and 14 others were wounded in Mangjeek district of Jawzjan province, according to the Afghanistan MoD
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