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A pretty detailed article on Washington Post here,
KABUL — Afghan troops punctured the Taliban’s grip on the northern city of Kunduz Thursday, pushing into the center of the city as part of a U.S.-backed counter-offensive aimed at restoring public confidence in the country’s beleaguered military.
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“The city was taken by our special forces,” Sediq Sediqqi, an interior ministry spokesman, said in a late-night interview.
Other Afghan officials were more circumspect, however.
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“Parts of the city have come under the control of the government with the cooperation of the people,” Afghanistan’s head of parliament, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, said. “The fighting is still going on. There is no water, no power, shops are all closed, hospitals are not functioning.”
“We are urging the president to continue the operation in villages and districts of Kunduz so that the terrorists and Taliban ... are totally cleared from there,” he said.
As the sun rose, television footage from the city showed Afghan troops once again stationed in the main city square. An Afghan soldier could be seen removing the Taliban’s white flag and replacing it with an Afghan flag.
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The army “entered part of the city this morning, followed by police,” said Nasir Ahmad Waqif, a local Afghan journalist stationed in Kunduz. “The Taliban have retreated from the main parts of the city but are in the alleys and in some people’s homes from where they are firing on government forces.”
The Afghan government’s claim of a quick overnight victory in Kunduz is clouded by past declarations of military success that were quickly proven to be exaggerated.
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“The planes are flying over the city,” Hussain said. “They enemy suffered a lot of causalities and ours was nil.”
>>> I think it would be better for Afghans and everybody if they made credible statements -- people die because of being run over by tanks, friendly fire, etc. in situations like this
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In recent days, several lawmakers have called for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s resignation. On Thursday, dozens of protesters gathered in Kabul demanding that the president step down.
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“I see them having meetings with [Afghan] commanders at the airport,” the official said. “Some actually take part in the fighting, too, while some others monitor the situation and give advice.”
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“From three sides they surrounded the airport,” said Marastial, noting that the airport was one of the last remaining havens for Afghan forces. “They said, ‘We don’t have arms. We can’t continue to fight.’ ”
KABUL — Afghan troops punctured the Taliban’s grip on the northern city of Kunduz Thursday, pushing into the center of the city as part of a U.S.-backed counter-offensive aimed at restoring public confidence in the country’s beleaguered military.
...
“The city was taken by our special forces,” Sediq Sediqqi, an interior ministry spokesman, said in a late-night interview.
Other Afghan officials were more circumspect, however.
...
“Parts of the city have come under the control of the government with the cooperation of the people,” Afghanistan’s head of parliament, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, said. “The fighting is still going on. There is no water, no power, shops are all closed, hospitals are not functioning.”
“We are urging the president to continue the operation in villages and districts of Kunduz so that the terrorists and Taliban ... are totally cleared from there,” he said.
As the sun rose, television footage from the city showed Afghan troops once again stationed in the main city square. An Afghan soldier could be seen removing the Taliban’s white flag and replacing it with an Afghan flag.
...
The army “entered part of the city this morning, followed by police,” said Nasir Ahmad Waqif, a local Afghan journalist stationed in Kunduz. “The Taliban have retreated from the main parts of the city but are in the alleys and in some people’s homes from where they are firing on government forces.”
The Afghan government’s claim of a quick overnight victory in Kunduz is clouded by past declarations of military success that were quickly proven to be exaggerated.
...
“The planes are flying over the city,” Hussain said. “They enemy suffered a lot of causalities and ours was nil.”
>>> I think it would be better for Afghans and everybody if they made credible statements -- people die because of being run over by tanks, friendly fire, etc. in situations like this
...
In recent days, several lawmakers have called for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s resignation. On Thursday, dozens of protesters gathered in Kabul demanding that the president step down.
...
“I see them having meetings with [Afghan] commanders at the airport,” the official said. “Some actually take part in the fighting, too, while some others monitor the situation and give advice.”
...
“From three sides they surrounded the airport,” said Marastial, noting that the airport was one of the last remaining havens for Afghan forces. “They said, ‘We don’t have arms. We can’t continue to fight.’ ”
