Taliban says they are now in control of Taloqan, the capital city of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, next to Tajikistan, in a blow to government forces
The offensive has gathered momentum in recent days after the United States announced it would end its military mission in the country by the end of August.
Also on Sunday, Taliban fighters seized key government buildings in Kunduz, leaving government forces hanging onto control of the airport and their base, a provincial assembly member said. The city of 270,000, is regarded as a strategic prize as it lies at the gateway to mineral-rich northern provinces and Central Asia.
"Heavy clashes started yesterday afternoon. All government headquarters are in control of the Taliban, only the army base and the airport is with ANDSF from where they are resisting the Taliban," the official, Amruddin Wali, said.A security forces spokesman said on Sunday evening that government forces would launch a large scale operation to retake lost areas of the province as soon as possible.
In the past 24 hours, 20 Taliban terrorists killed during a joint clearance operation carried out by GCPSU and Afghan Commandos in Kandahar City of Kandahar province.
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