Yes we hold control over 34 provinces, 298 districts, 30 million Afghans; their days of enjoying were between 2009-2011 since then security on parts of Afghanistan have improved and on parts got worsen but that doesn't represent any sort of Taliban control. FYI ministers, governors and other high ranking officials travel via roads but not President one should not simple take a huge risk of chaos in the country if any wrong circumstance oocurs for having the pride that the president should travel via road to any province; even though mia sahab can't travel via road from president house in Islamabad to Peshawar or Quetta.