Taliban Militants Capture Key Afghan District In Kunduz Province

New York Times: Taliban and Afghan Government Dispute Status of Kunduz

KABUL, Afghanistan — After Taliban insurgents said Sunday that they were on the verge of taking their first city, Kunduz in the far north of Afghanistan, officials there expressed alarm as residents began to flee the area. But the central government in Kabul said there was no cause for concern.

The Afghan government also announced Sunday that it had retaken the administrative center of Yamgan District, in northern Badakhshan Province, from the Taliban. But that only deepened the government’s credibility problem because just a week earlier officials in Kabul had claimed that they had already retaken Yamgan.

Some officials, including the Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi, earlier denied that Yamgan had even fallen.

WNU Editor: It definitely looks like the Afghan military is suffering and it is stretched too thin.

More News On Reports That Taliban Militants Have Captured Key Afghan District In Kunduz Province

Afghan official says Taliban capture a second district in northern Kunduz province -- FOX News/AP
Taliban take control of Chardara district in Kunduz province -- Khaama Press
Taliban militants capture region in northern Afghanistan -- ITAR-TASS
Afghan Troops Battle Taliban Insurgents -- VOA
Afghans counter Taliban offensive in northern Kunduz province -- BBC
Afghan military counter-attacks Taliban in northern Kunduz province -- UPI
Afghan troops launch offensive to regain key district in Kunduz -- Deutsche Welle
The risk of arming local militias in Afghanistan's Kunduz -- Deutsche Welle