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| Kunduz assault: Afghan Taliban 'enter city' | Kunduz assault: Afghan Taliban 'enter city' |
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| Taliban fighters have entered the strategic northern Afghan city of Kunduz, reports say. | Taliban fighters have entered the strategic northern Afghan city of Kunduz, reports say. |
| An eyewitness told the BBC that he had seen the Taliban advance. Fierce fighting has been going on all day. | An eyewitness told the BBC that he had seen the Taliban advance. Fierce fighting has been going on all day. |
| The defence ministry has denied the city is in militant hands. | The defence ministry has denied the city is in militant hands. |
| Kunduz was briefly captured by the Taliban in September 2015 - the first time the insurgents had taken a major city - but government forces, backed by Nato, recaptured it within days. | |
| The Taliban have published a video apparently confirming they are back inside the city. | The Taliban have published a video apparently confirming they are back inside the city. |
| A member of the Kunduz provincial council, Amruddin Wali, also told Ariana News that the Taliban had raised their flag in a central square. | A member of the Kunduz provincial council, Amruddin Wali, also told Ariana News that the Taliban had raised their flag in a central square. |
| Residents gave similar accounts to the Associated Press, but local officials said security forces maintained control of key buildings, including the airport and police headquarters. | |
| Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said via his official Twitter account: "A massive operation started on Kunduz capital from four directions early this morning." | |
| The Taliban later said they had seized the roundabout and several checkpoints, but did not claim to have captured the city. | |
| Read more: | Read more: |
| Who are the Taliban? | Who are the Taliban? |
| Battleground Kunduz: The city the Taliban seized | Battleground Kunduz: The city the Taliban seized |
| Revisiting scarred Kunduz | Revisiting scarred Kunduz |
| What we know about the Taliban leader | What we know about the Taliban leader |
| According to the interior ministry, at least one policeman was killed and four wounded in Monday's fighting, AP reports. Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said special forces were on their way to Kunduz as fighting continued. | |
| The fighting comes a day before a major donors' conference in Brussels and highlights the precarious security situation after Nato pulled out combat forces. | The fighting comes a day before a major donors' conference in Brussels and highlights the precarious security situation after Nato pulled out combat forces. |
| In southern Helmand province, militants also took a strategically important district to the south of Lashkar Gah, killing the local police chief, officials said earlier on Monday. | In southern Helmand province, militants also took a strategically important district to the south of Lashkar Gah, killing the local police chief, officials said earlier on Monday. |
| A number of other police casualties were also reported. | A number of other police casualties were also reported. |
| The capture of Kunduz by the Taliban last September was a huge blow to the country's Western-backed government. The militants abandoned the city after four days but they had proved their growing capability. | The capture of Kunduz by the Taliban last September was a huge blow to the country's Western-backed government. The militants abandoned the city after four days but they had proved their growing capability. |
| The group raided Tarin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan, last month. | The group raided Tarin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan, last month. |
| Afghan government forces are estimated to have control over no more than two-thirds of Afghanistan. | Afghan government forces are estimated to have control over no more than two-thirds of Afghanistan. |