At least eight Afghan soldiers and three civilians killed and 55 others wounded as Taliban launch assault on on Kunduz, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan
Afghan security forces sit in a Humvee vehicle amid ongoing fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on May 19, 2020
"With the support of air force their attack was repelled," it said, adding the fighting lasted for several hours. An air strike also hit and partially damaged a clinic in the nearby district of Chardara but there were no reports of casualties, he added. The Taliban briefly captured Kunduz, a strategic city not far from the Tajikistan border, twice before – in September 2015 and again a year later. An attempt last year failed.
And last week, gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in Kabul killing 24, including mothers and infants.Meanwhile, gunmen stormed a mosque in Khelalzai village in the province of Parwan, north of Kabul, and opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers. The Taliban denied involvement in those attacks, although Ghani blamed the militants and Daesh group for the bloodshed.Violence has spiked since the Taliban signed a deal with Washington in February, under which Washington said it would pull its troops out of the country in return for security guarantees from the militants.
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