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.

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.

A Taliban fighter rides a motorcycle sporting a Taliban flag.

Taliban fighters and residents on top of a military vehicle in Kunduz after it fell to the Taliban.

Taliban militants patrol in an Afghan police vehicle after they took control of Kunduz city on September 28.

Taliban fighters hug each other after they overran the strategic northern city of Kunduz.

Afghan security forces take positions during a gunbattle in Kunduz city on September 29.

Afghan security forces gather at a roadside a day after Taliban insurgents overran Kunduz.