KABUL: U.S. airstrikes have killed a suspected “Taliban chief for Kunduz province” in northern Afghanistan, a day after the provincial capital Kunduz city was captured by the insurgent group, Afghan intelligence agency claimed Wednesday. The Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) said in a statement that the Tuesday night airstrike targeted a group of suspected militants...
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September 30, 2015September 30, 2015World
US Special Forces engage Taliban in fighting at Kunduz airport
KABUL: US Special Forces battled the Taliban forces that laid siege to the main airport in Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan. The fighting at the airport started on Sept. 29, just one day after the Taliban seized control of the city. The engagement between Coalition forces belonging to Operation Resolute Support and Taliban fighters was...