Taliban Have Launched A Major Assault On The Afghan City Of Kunduz. There Are Now Claims That The City Has Fallen

Reuters: Taliban fighters enter northern Afghan city of Kunduz

Taliban fighters pushed into the center of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Monday, taking control of the central intersection where they raised their flag a year ago in their biggest success of the 15-year-old conflict.

Witnesses and police said the insurgents, who entered the city in the early hours, were attacking the governor's compound and police headquarters, while some officials were seen fleeing to the airport.

With fighting also intensifying in the strategic southern province of Helmand, the attack on Kunduz, a day before a major international donors' conference in Brussels, underlined Afghanistan's precarious security situation and the Taliban's ability to strike important targets.

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WNU Editor: There are now claims that the city has fallen .... Afghan Taliban ‘seizes control of central Kunduz’ (France 24).

More News On The Battle For The Afghan City Of Kunduz

Kunduz assault: Afghan Taliban 'enter city' -- BBC
Taliban Fighters Again Enter Northern Afghan City of Kunduz -- New York Times
Taliban claims flag raised over Kunduz as officials reportedly flee city -- RT
Taliban fighters launch assault on Afghan city of Kunduz -- DW
Kunduz: Taliban fighters re-enter northern Afghan city amid nationwide clashes -- ABC News Online
Taliban Overruns Territory in New Afghan Offensives -- VOA
Taliban launches major assault on Afghan city of Kunduz -- CNN
Taliban kill Afghanistan police chief amid major offensive on Kunduz -- FOX News/AP
Taliban storm into Afghanistan's Kunduz -- Al Jazeera
Heavy fighting erupts as Taliban enters northern Kunduz in repeat of 2015 victory -- RT
Taliban forces enter Kunduz city center -- Long War Journal
Taliban assault on Kunduz sparks exit of MSF staff -- The Guardian
The Battle for Kunduz Resumes -- The Atlantic

Update: I have trouble believing this .... Petraeus: Special Forces fighting Taliban in Kunduz (The Hill).