Kunduz
Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission
World
May 9, 2016
Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission
Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year, U.S. special forces advisers repeatedly…
With Kunduz in crosshairs again, Afghan forces draw on past mistakes
World
April 27, 2016
With Kunduz in crosshairs again, Afghan forces draw on past mistakes
Bullet-ridden bunkers and signposts shredded by rockets bear witness to dozens of Taliban attacks this month on police posts around…
At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN
World
December 13, 2015
At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN
At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded following a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz in…
Global panel seeks to investigate US bombing of Afghan hospital
World
October 14, 2015
Global panel seeks to investigate US bombing of Afghan hospital
An international panel of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan…
Residents return to Kunduz as fears of Taliban comeback loom
World
October 14, 2015
Residents return to Kunduz as fears of Taliban comeback loom
Traumatized residents were slowly returning to Kunduz Wednesday after the Taliban announced their formal withdrawal from the northern Afghan city,…
Taliban pull back from Kunduz as fighting flares on southern highway
World
October 13, 2015
Taliban pull back from Kunduz as fighting flares on southern highway
The Taliban said they were pulling back in the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday in order to protect civilians…
US commander ‘believes Kunduz hospital strike broke US rules’: report
World
October 7, 2015
US commander ‘believes Kunduz hospital strike broke US rules’: report
The top US commander in Afghanistan believes American forces broke their rules of engagement in calling in an air strike…
Residents say Afghan forces regain most of Kunduz
World
October 6, 2015
Residents say Afghan forces regain most of Kunduz
Police and residents said on Monday that Afghan forces had regained control of most of the besieged city of Kunduz,…
Taliban hold out in northern Afghan city, district in northeast falls
World
October 2, 2015
Taliban hold out in northern Afghan city, district in northeast falls
Taliban fighters were holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz on Friday, a day after government forces recaptured most of…
Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz
World
September 30, 2015
Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz
Under cover of darkness, groups of Taliban fighters carrying rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons sneaked through fields and villages towards…