Published 8 August 2021 at 16.51
Abroad. The Taliban's conquest of Afghanistan seems unstoppable. The movement has now managed to take control of the strategically important city of Kunduz in the northern part of the country, according to AFP.
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Kunduz is said to be the fourth provincial capital that the Taliban have conquered since Friday, writes SVT.
“Violent street fighting is going on in different parts of the city. Some of the security forces have retreated to the airport”, A member of the Kunduz provincial leadership told AFP earlier on Sunday. an army battalion on the outskirts of the city. All other parts are under Taliban control, Mohammad Hussein Mujahidzada, a member of Sar-e-Pul's provincial council, told AFP.
Kunduz is by far the most important city in northern Afghanistan, where the Taliban has historically had difficulty get a foothold.