Three days ago, the Taliban took control of the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan:
Taliban pics sent 2 @Channel4News they say from central #Kunduz; 1st provincial city in Taliban control since 2001 pic.twitter.com/JcX9BmDNjf
— bendepear (@bendepear) September 28, 2015
Footage sent to #C4News shows the Taliban raising their flag in the northern Afghanistan city of Kunduzhttps://t.co/bLOxH3xSrm
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) September 28, 2015
Taliban have already set up the "Commission for Regulation of Agencies & Corporations of Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan" in Kunduz.
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) September 28, 2015
The Afghan government later said their forces were retaking the city:
Afghan military claims victory after retaking Kunduz from Taliban http://t.co/ahepJFuMcW
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 2, 2015
Afghan forces on Thursday rallied for the first time to try to retake the city of Kunduz from Taliban fighters. http://t.co/fub4bYPMRx
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) October 2, 2015
Overnight, an airstrike reportedly led by the U.S. hit a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, killing and injuring many:
Airstrike Hits Afghan Hospital, Killing at Least 9 http://t.co/M2sOGQDK2g
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2015
Update: 9 people were killed after a @MSF hospital was hit by airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan. http://t.co/pNfFtNiGd1
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 3, 2015
Some of most critically injured being transferred for stabilization to hospital in Puli Khumri. Many patients, staff remain unaccounted for.
— Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) October 3, 2015
The latest from the Washington Post:
In a statement, Doctors Without Borders said an airstrike “partially destroyed” their trauma hospital in Kunduz, where the Afghan military has been trying to drive Taliban fighters from the city.
The airstrike killed at least nine Doctors Without Borders staff members. At least 37 other people were seriously injured, 19 of whom worked at the hospital. Officials warned the death toll could rise as dozens of people remain unaccounted for.
Update:
The death toll has risen:
Death toll rises to 16 in hospital bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan, says @MSF_uk http://t.co/D3zxlWwVax
— ITV News (@itvnews) October 3, 2015
