The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on October 22 said that the group's fighters had expanded their attacks to 24 provinces over the past 24 hours, reports bhaktarnews.com. These provinces include including Takhar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Kunduz, Baghlan, Laghman, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul and Badakhshan provinces.