The future of Kunduz, a strategic provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, hangs in the balance as Afghan government forces scramble to launch a counteroffensive to retake the city after its fall to the Taliban on September 28.
Kunduz In Pictures
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Afghan special forces arrive at the Kunduz airport on September 29 as they prepare to launch a counteroffensive to retake the city from Taliban insurgents.
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The Afghan Army launched a counteroffensive on September 29, but it later stalled on September 30 as it awaited reinforcements.
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A Taliban flag flutters over the main traffic roundabout in Kunduz on September 29, a day after the insurgents overran the city.
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A Taliban fighter rides a motorcycle sporting a Taliban flag.
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Taliban fighters and residents on top of a military vehicle in Kunduz after it fell to the Taliban.
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Taliban militants patrol in an Afghan police vehicle after they took control of Kunduz city on September 28.
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Taliban fighters hug each other after they overran the strategic northern city of Kunduz.
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Afghan security forces take positions during a gunbattle in Kunduz city on September 29.
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Afghan security forces gather at a roadside a day after Taliban insurgents overran Kunduz.
