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Still photos show residents fleeing Kunduz as Afghan forces backed by U.S. air support prepare to retake the northern city from Taliban control. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Taliban fighters are trying to cement their gains after battling their way into the center of Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan on Monday and freeing hundreds of fellow militants from jail. Rob Muir reports.
Afghan authorities said government forces have recaptured the northern city of Kunduz on Thursday, three days after it fell into Taliban hands, the Wall Street Journal reported.
U.S. military planes for the first time hit Taliban positions on the outskirts of Kunduz on Tuesday, as government forces tried to retake the center of the northern city from the Taliban. Mana Rabiee has more.
Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Taliban forces have taken control of Kabul's former 'Green Zone,' the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints where diplomatic quarter is situated. The Green Zone fell silent as foreign missions were moved to the airport.Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar earlier in the day declared victory and an end to the decades-long war in Afghanistan, a day after the insurgents entered Kabul to take control of the country. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: FOOTAGE SHOT ON AUGUST 17, 2021, SHOWS TALIBAN FIGHTERS STANDING GUARD OUTSIDE THE GREEN ZONE WHERE MOST OF THE EMBASSIES ARE SITUATED AFTER TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers who retreated to the airport outside Kunduz after the Taliban captured the northern city at the weekend have surrendered, a local lawmaker told AFP Wednesday. IMAGES of Afghan security forces in military vehicles surrendering to the Taliban