Afghan city of Kunduz under Taliban attack

[WorldNews]

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Taliban insurgents launched an assault on Kunduz on Monday, triggering intense fighting and forcing residents to hide in their homes, one year after the militants briefly took control of the strategic Afghan city. Government helicopters were targeting gunmen from the air in a bid to repel the attack, a day before President Ashraf Ghani is due to meet world powers at a major donors conference in Brussels. The city is deserted, the shops are closed... The whole city is surrounded by the Taliban," said 28-year-old Kunduz resident Abdullah.

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