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These Afghan Journalists Are Threatening to Boycott the Taliban
A day after the Taliban declared two TV stations legitimate "military targets," Afghan journalists said that they would withhold coverage of the insurgency if they are attacked.
US Military Plane Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan as Taliban Claim Responsibility
An American military C-130 transport plane has crashed at Jalalabad airfield in Afghanistan, killing all 11 people on board. The US military described the incident as an accident.
Afghan Forces Retake Kunduz From the Taliban
Residents of the Afghan provincial capital said soldiers were conducting house-to-house searches and had removed the Taliban flag from the central square, replacing it with government colors.
Nearly a Year After US Pulls Combat Troops Out of Afghanistan, Combat Continues
It was the first report of on-the-ground clashes between foreign forces and Taliban militants in three days of heavy fighting in the area.
US Launches Airstrikes Against Taliban in Overrun City of Kunduz
Afghan forces backed by US air support clashed with Taliban fighters today in a bid to retake the center of Kunduz, the first provincial Afghan capital to fall to the insurgents in 14 years.
Taliban Fighters Raise Flag Above Afghan Provincial Capital After Deadly Three-Pronged Attack
Heavy fighting is ongoing today after Taliban militants attacked the capital of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, burning buildings and briefly seizing a 200-bed hospital.
Hundreds of Taliban Fighters Seize District HQ in Northern Afghanistan
A police spokesman for Sari Pul province said hundreds of militants surrounded the Kohistanat district HQ on Tuesday. Insurgents have also taken control of a number of villages in Kunduz.