Breaking News: Afghan Taliban Fighters Have Raised Their Flag At The City Center In Kunduz (Update)

Vid shows the moment when Tālibān fighters raised their flag over the main square in the n- #Afghan city of #Kunduz. pic.twitter.com/cy1586BOxL

— Sakir Khader (@sakirkhader) September 28, 2015

Reuters: Afghan Taliban seize northern city center in major attack

Taliban fighters battled their way into the center of Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan on Monday and seized the provincial governor's office, in one of the most serious security breaches in 14 years of war, witnesses and officials said.

The insurgents raised the white Taliban banner over the central city square and freed hundreds of fellow militants from the local jail, in a major embarrassment for Afghan forces who abandoned a provincial headquarters for the first time.

The stunning assault came a day before President Ashraf Ghani's unity government marked its first anniversary.

WNU Editor: This is a major victory for the Afghan Taliban and a huge setback for the Afghan government and the international coalition.

More News On Reports That The Taliban Have Seized The Afghan City Of Kunduz

Taliban fighters 'hoist flag' over Afghan city. -- Al Jazeera
Taliban fighters seize Afghan city centre of Kunduz. -- France 24
Taliban Fighters Overrun Kunduz City as Afghan Forces Retreat -- NYT
Afghanistan City of Kunduz Largely Under Taliban Control -- WSJ
Taliban fighters storm the Afghan city of Kunduz and free hundreds of militants from prison in one of the biggest security breaches since the 2001 invasion -- Daily Mail
Taliban Assault On Kunduz: Deadly Attack Allows Militants To Take Control Of Major City -- IBTimes
Taliban fighters seize parts of Kunduz city for first time. -- NYTimes
Taliban 'seize provincial HQ' in Afghan city of Kunduz -- BBC
Afghan Taliban claim seizure of govt buildings, hospital in provincial capital Kunduz -- RT
Taliban free hundreds of prisoners in attack on strategic Afghan city. -- FOX News