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Afghan city of Kunduz, briefly captured by the Taliban last year, is in danger again
[LATIMES] The Taliban and Afghan government forces were wrestling for control of districts in northern Afghanistan on Sunday as officials vowed not to let the strategic city of Kunduz fall back into bully boy hands.Kunduz, the country’s fifth-largest city, was briefly captured by the Taliban nearly one year ago. At the time, the loss marked a devastating blow to the struggling Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... government and its beleaguered security forces, and prompted the U.S.-led military coalition to deploy dozens of troops and Early Saturday, the Taliban launched another major effort to take Kunduz, attacking two districts on its eastern flank. The Lions of Islam were then able to capture Khanabad. While Afghan ground forces backed by "Unfortunately, the center of Qala-e-Zal district fell to the Lions of Islam last night, but we will soon retake the district," Gen. Murad Ali Murad, deputy chief of army staff, told news hounds. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-24 |
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