Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
Taliban militants have captured Warsaj district, the last bastion of the Afghan government in Takhar province, and further consolidated their position in the country's northern region.
Taliban militants have captured Warsaj district, the last bastion of the Afghan government in Takhar province, and further consolidated their position in the country's northern region.
Kunduz is a strategic crossroads with good access to much of northern Afghanistan as well as the capital, Kabul, about 200 miles.
On Friday, Taliban terrorists killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center.
On Tuesday evening, a group of militants detonated a car bomb next to the house of the Defense Minister, triggering a five-hour gun battle and leaving 12 dead,
The security forces found "Pakistani ID cards on the Taliban terrorists who were killed in Arghistan and Marouf," police added.
On Sunday night, four civilians and five police officers and six militants were killed and eight people wounded after Taliban attacked Iamam Sahib district's police station.
The latest clashes came as militancy and counter-militancy traditionally gets momentum in spring and summer commonly known as fighting season in Afghanistan.
Taliban militant group has not made comments so far.
The attack came a day after the Taliban claimed on Monday that they shot down a US plane in Ghazni province.
There were 14 soldiers at the checkpoint and six soldiers survived the attack, Saleh added.
