Photo gallery: Kunduz, Afghanistan
Associated Press
In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, Afghan security forces and volunteer militias stage on their way to Kunduz, Afghanistan to fight against Taliban fighters. The new leader of the Afghan Taliban says their capture of the northern city of Kunduz was a “symbolic victory” that showed the strength of the insurgency -- even though the Taliban pulled out of the city after three days. (AP Photos/Naim Rahimi)
(Naim Rahimi / AP)Afghan military personnel stand guard at the airport during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015. Afghan forces pushed into the centre of Kunduz on October 1, triggering pitched gunfights as they sought to flush out Taliban insurgents who held the northern city for three days in a stinging blow to the country’s NATO-trained military The stunning fall of the provincial capital, even temporarily, highlighted the stubborn insurgency’s potential to expand beyond its rural strongholds in the south of the country Afghan forces, hindered by the slow arrival of reinforcements but backed by NATO special forces and US air support, struggled to regain control of the city after three days of heavy fighting. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KohsarWAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
(WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP/Getty Images)Members of the Afghan security forces walk past the wreck of a burnt out vehicle en route to the center of Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Oct. 1, 2015.
(Jawed Kargar / EPA)Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation soon, outside of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.
(Najim Rahim / AP)In this picture taken on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 Afghanistan’s security forces patrol of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
(Najim Rahim / AP)Taliban fighters search passengers and civilian vehicles in a check point in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.
(STR / AP)An Afghan National Army vehicle is staged outside of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.
(Najim Rahim / AP)Taliban fighters drive a vehicle belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.
(Uncredited / AP)Taliban fighters pose for a photo next to a UN vehicle which they are using, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.
(Uncredited / AP)A Taliban fighter stands guard on a vehicle in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.
(Uncredited / AP)Taliban prisoners walk on a street after their comrades released them from the main jail in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.
(Hekmat Aimaq / AP)Smoke rises from a police station during clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.
(STR / AP)Afghan security forces travel in a Humvee vehicle, as battles were ongoing between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz, capital of northeastern Kunduz province on Monday.
(Najim Rahim / AFP-Getty Images)Taliban fighters take their positions after occupying a police station for several hours, in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. An Afghan official said on Monday that hundreds of Taliban fighters launched an early morning attack on a strategic northern city, storming it from several directions. (AP Photo)
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