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Taliban corners Afghanistan, attacks north and south

Updated on: 04 October,2016 08:58 AM IST  | 
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The Taliban launched two large-scale, coordinated assaults on opposite ends of Afghanistan yesterday, attacking a northern city from several directions and killing a police chief in the south where they threatened to overrun a district in the insurgents’ heartland of Helmand

Taliban corners Afghanistan, attacks north and south

Afghan civilians look at a damaged bicycle after a bomb explosion targeted an army vehicle in Kabul. Pic/AP
Afghan civilians look at a damaged bicycle after a bomb explosion targeted an army vehicle in Kabul. Pic/AP


Kabul: The Taliban launched two large-scale, coordinated assaults on opposite ends of Afghanistan yesterday, attacking a northern city from several directions and killing a police chief in the south where they threatened to overrun a district in the insurgents’ heartland of Helmand.


Officials in northern Kunduz province and in Helmand described fierce, well-planned operations, involving a large number of gunmen who attacked in darkness. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, attacks on civilians and soldiers claimed at least seven more lives yesterday.


Residents and officials said the fighters attacked from all directions, but Mahmood Danish, spokesman for the Kunduz provincial governor, said security forces managed to keep them at bay.

The Interior Ministry said a policeman was killed and four were wounded in the ongoing fighting. A ministry statement said the situation was being monitored in case reinforcements are needed.

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