The Taliban said on Sunday it has captured the key Afghan city of Kunduz and also claimed control of government buildings in the northern provincial capital of Sar-e-Pul as they launched a military offensive to take over Afghanistan’s cities after seizing much of its rural areas in recent months, reports said.
The Taliban has seized four provincial capitals since Friday in a rapid offensive that appears to have overwhelmed government forces. “After some fierce fighting the mujaheedin, with the grace of God, captured the capital of Kunduz province today,” the Taliban said in a statement, according to AFP.
In the northeastern Afghan city of Kunduz, Taliban fighters seized key government buildings leaving government forces hanging onto control of the airport and their own base, according to Reuters.
Reuters cited Mohammad Noor Rahmani, a provincial council member of Sar-e-Pul province, as saying that the Taliban fighters have also taken government buildings in the northern provincial capital.
“Government headquarters, including the governor’s house, police command, and the National Directorate of Security compound, are captured by the Taliban,” Rahmani was quoted as saying by Reuters.
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