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Afghan official makes plea to president via Facebook

A deputy governor in Afghanistan sends a highly unusual public Facebook message to the president to plead for assistance in fighting the Taliban.

FROM A BYSTANDER / Resurgent Taliban overruns Kunduz

The fall of Kunduz to Taliban is not only strategically significant but is also cause for deep worry for the Afghan National Unity Government.

Afghan forces fight to retake key city

Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, after suffering a major military reverse when it was seized by the Taliban on Monday.

December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015

Afghan official makes plea to president via Facebook

A deputy governor in Afghanistan sends a highly unusual public Facebook message to the president to plead for assistance in fighting the Taliban.

October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015

Resurgent Taliban overruns Kunduz

The fall of Kunduz to Taliban is not only strategically significant but is also cause for deep worry for the Afghan National Unity Government.

September 29, 2015
September 29, 2015

Afghan forces fight to retake key city

Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, after suffering a major military reverse when it was seized by the Taliban on Monday.

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