Afghan troops push into city of Kunduz, Taliban in retreat
Afghan government forces pushed overnight into the strategic northern city of Kunduz that was captured by the Taliban earlier this week, forcing the insurgents to retreat in heavy street fighting that was still underway Thursday.
The spokesman for the Interior Ministry said the operation was launched late Wednesday, with ground forces moving from the Kunduz airport — where they had massed since the city fell to the Taliban — over roads that had been mined by the insurgents.
Sediqqi claimed that control of the "city was taken by 3.30am" on Thursday but conceded that an operation "to clear the city is ongoing" and could take some days.
