{"id":3256,"date":"2016-10-04T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3256-kunduz-assault-afghan-forces-in-control-of-city\/"},"modified":"2016-10-04T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:50:20","slug":"kunduz-assault-afghan-forces-in-control-of-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3256-kunduz-assault-afghan-forces-in-control-of-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunduz assault: Afghan forces &#8216;in control of city&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Afghan security forces are back in control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz, Nato forces and local police say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Afghan security forces are back in control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz, Nato forces and local police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Taliban fighters earlier appeared to have breached the city, reportedly raising their flag in a central square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In a major victory, Kunduz was briefly captured by the Taliban in September 2015 but government forces, backed by Nato, recaptured it within days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&#8220;The city centre is now in our hands and not in their hands. 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