Afghan forces regain control of key city of Kunduz after Taliban raid
Mahfoz Akhbari, spokesman for the chief of Kunduz police, said battles continued in and around the city where Taliban fighters were using civilian homes to launch attacks. Forty Taliban fighters have been killed, he added. On Monday, the Taliban launched a pre-dawn raid on the city, which it had briefly captured in September 2015. Fatima Aziz, a member of Afghan parliament from Kunduz, described the security situation as "very bad" on Tuesday morning. "They [Taliban] are coming into people's ho..>> view original'We are all leavers now' - Britain's May wins over pro-Brexit wing
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