The Taliban are fighting with government forces in Kunduz, the capital city of Kunduz province as the insurgents target the third provincial capital in as many days
Meanwhile a spokesperson for the Taliban in a tweet claimed that the group had captured the centre of Kunduz province's capital city of Kunduz along with several government installations.On Friday the Taliban seized their first provincial capital, Zaranj in Nimroz, and followed it up a day later by taking Sheberghan in Jawzjan.
The pilot, Hamidullah Azimi, died when a sticky bomb attached to his vehicle detonated, officials said on Saturday, adding that five civilians were wounded in the explosion.
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