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Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz

A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest...

Afghan forces battling to retake Kunduz as Taliban advance in north

Afghan commandoes launched a counter-attack on Monday to try to beat back Taliban fighters who overran the northern city of Kunduz a day earlier,...

Scores killed as Taliban, Afghan forces clash in Kunduz despite peace talks

A suicide bomber struck a main square in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz where Afghan forces had gathered to defend the city from falling to the Taliban, killing at least 10 soldiers and civilians, Afghan officials said on Saturday.

Two US military personnel killed in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Two US service members were killed on Thursday while assisting Afghan security forces in operations against the Taliban around the northern city...

Afghan city of Kunduz under Taliban attack

KUNDUZ: The Taliban launched an assault on Kunduz, which was the scene of intense fighting on Monday, one year after the Islamist militia briefly took over the northern Afghan city following a lightning offensive, an AFP correspondent said.

Afghan forces retake key district in Kunduz from Taliban

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's north-eastern Kunduz province.

Afghan forces retake Kunduz district from Taliban

KUNDUZ: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province.

Afghan Taliban captured key district in Kunduz province

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Taliban militants on Saturday captured a district in north-eastern Kunduz province, near the provincial capital where militants scored their biggest victory in 14 years last September.

US strike on Afghan hospital in 2015 not a war crime – Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A deadly US air strike in Afghanistan last year that destroyed a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders  did not amount to a war crime.

Afghan officials say Taliban driven back in Kunduz fighting

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan security forces drove back Taliban insurgents attacking areas around the northern city of Kunduz, officials said on Saturday, after heavy fighting overnight in which dozens were killed and wounded.

U.S. commander apologises for hospital bombing in Afghanistan

The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologised on Tuesday for the American bombing of a hospital last year that killed 42 people and wounded 37 more.

MSF hospital strike ’caused primarily by human error’: US commander

KABUL: A US air strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed at least 30 people was caused primarily by human error, the commander of US forces said Wednesday, promising disciplinary action.

Afghan inquiry says poor leadership let Taliban seize Kunduz

KABUL: Afghan investigators blamed leadership failings on Saturday for the Taliban's capture of the city of Kunduz in September, a finding that may deepen concerns about the government's grip on security.

Afghan government accuse Taliban of sexually assaulting women in Kunduz battle

KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses during two weeks of fighting for control of the northern city of Kunduz this month, even though insurgents say they sought to protect civilians.

Afghan forces called for air strike in Kunduz: U.S. general

WASHINGTON: Afghan forces asked for U.S. air support while fighting the Taliban in Kunduz shortly before an air strike resulted in the deaths of civilians there, the American commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday.

Taliban hold out in Kunduz, district in northeast falls

KABUL: Taliban fighters were holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz on Friday, a day after government forces recaptured most of the northern city that had fallen to the militants in their biggest victory of a 14-year insurgency.

Afghan forces retake control of Kunduz from Taliban

KABUL: Afghan forces retook control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday after a three-day Taliban occupation that dealt a stinging blow to the country's NATO-trained military.

NATO forces bolster Afghan troops against Taliban in Kunduz

KUNDUZ: AFGHANISTAN: NATO said Wednesday its special forces have reached Kunduz to support Afghan troops after the Taliban seized the northern city, repelled a counter-attack and advanced on the airport to shore up their biggest victory in 14 years.

Afghanistan mounts offensive to retake Kunduz city from Taliban

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Afghan troops backed by US air support launched a counter-offensive Tuesday to retake Kunduz, a day after Taliban insurgents overran the strategic northern city in their biggest victory since being ousted from power in 2001.

Taliban seize Kunduz city center in milestone gain

KABUL: Taliban fighters battled their way into the center of Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan on Monday and seized the provincial governor's office, in one of the militants' biggest territorial gains in 14 years of war, witnesses and officials said.

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