Afghan Taliban Have Launched A Major Assault Against The Northern City of Kunduz

Al Jazeera: Key Afghan city threatened by Taliban battle

Heavy fighting on the outskirts of Kunduz erupts after hundreds of fighters attack police and army posts.

Heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters has killed more than 30 people and threatened a major northern city, officials said.

The battle on the outskirts of Kunduz on Monday, part of a stepped-up wave of attacks after the departure of most foreign troops, prompted President Ashraf Ghani to delay his departure on a state visit to India by several hours.

Officials said hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked police and army checkposts in the wider province of Kunduz, the group's last stronghold before US coalition forces drove them from power in 2001.

Now they threaten to overrun parts of the provincial capital, after fighting that killed eight Afghan security forces and at least two dozen Taliban, a spokesman for the provincial governor said.

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