Some Taliban fighters remain in Kunduz, a day after Afghan forces recaptured most of the northern city from the militants.
Afghan officials say government troops have recaptured much of the strategic northern city of Kunduz from Taliban insurgents, three days after losing control of the provincial capital in an embarrassing defeat for Kabul and its allies.
An expected Afghan government counteroffensive to retake Kunduz from the Taliban appears to have largely stalled as troops await reinforcements.
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.
The U.S. military says it has carried out air strikes against Taliban forces overnight in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz as security forces battle the Islamic militants for control of the city.
An Afghan official says the northern city of Kunduz has been captured by the Taliban after hours of clashes with security forces.
Taliban fighters have seized most of Kunduz Province’s capital in northern Afghanistan after hours of clashes with security forces.
Taliban fighters have launched a new assault on the capital of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz.
Saudi Arabia says 52 more people have been added to the official death toll from a stampede at the annual hajj two days ago, raising the total to 769 killed and 934 injured.
Saudi officials say 717 people have been killed and 805 others injured in a stampede during the hajj, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in 25 years.
Reports that U.S. military officers are being disciplined for trying to stop the rape of boys by Afghan defense forces brought condemnation but no pledge of change from the White House and the Pentagon.
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