Taliban captures third Afghanistan provincial capital

Scene in Kunduz on Sunday following the Taliban assault. Pic/AFP

The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's third provincial capital Kunduz in the last three days but fierce fighting is still underway in the city, the terror group said on Sunday.

The terror group captured the police headquarters, the governor's compound and the prison in the city, Al Jazeera reported quoting the Taliban.

Earlier, the Taliban took control over Jawzjan province's capital Sheberghan and Nimroz province's capital Zaranj.

The terror group's aggressive offensive has killed many government forces and innocent civilians. Multiple reports have claimed that the group has been looting innocent civilians after capturing multiple areas.

The Taliban's recent skirmish became aggressive soon after the US troops started leaving war-torn Afghanistan in large numbers under the new peace deal signed between Washington and the insurgent group in February last year. As the Taliban intensified attacks, Afghanistan started urging global organisations and to address the deteriorating situation in the country.

45 Taliban men killed in airstrikes

At least 45 Taliban terrorists including three Pakistani nationals affiliated to Al-Qaeda terrorist network were killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force at the outskirts of Lashkargah, Helmand provincial center, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. Earlier on Friday, as many as 30 Pakistani nationals, who were members of al-Qaeda, were killed in airstrikes on Taliban targets in Helmand province.

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