The future of Kunduz, a strategic provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, hangs in the balance as Afghan government forces scramble to launch a counteroffensive to retake the city after its fall to the Taliban on September 28.
Kunduz In Pictures
![Afghan special forces arrive at the Kunduz airport on September 29 as they prepare to launch a counteroffensive to retake the city from Taliban insurgents.](https://gdb.rferl.org/29c5648f-8c82-4d50-a2bd-0779806f29fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan special forces arrive at the Kunduz airport on September 29 as they prepare to launch a counteroffensive to retake the city from Taliban insurgents.
![The Afghan Army launched a counteroffensive on September 29, but it later stalled on September 30 as it awaited reinforcements.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f4399693-cb30-47ba-9f12-4fc6bab7a418_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Afghan Army launched a counteroffensive on September 29, but it later stalled on September 30 as it awaited reinforcements.
![A Taliban flag flutters over the main traffic roundabout in Kunduz on September 29, a day after the insurgents overran the city.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8d77ee1e-084c-4d7f-83ca-150cf2f9ea3e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Taliban flag flutters over the main traffic roundabout in Kunduz on September 29, a day after the insurgents overran the city.
![A Taliban fighter rides a motorcycle sporting a Taliban flag.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b0d19f07-188d-4faa-80d1-e6ebc75b756d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Taliban fighter rides a motorcycle sporting a Taliban flag.