An Afghan security force member takes position on a military vehicle outside the Khan Abad district of Kunduz province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2016. Taliban militants seized control of Khan Abad district in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Saturday as sporadic clashes were continuing around the district center, officials said. (Xinhua/Ajmal Kakar)
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Taliban captures district in northern Afghan province
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants seized control of Khan Abad district in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Saturday as sporadic clashes were continuing around the district center, officials said.
"Dozens of armed militants overrun the district bazaar early Saturday morning. They also stormed the district center and seized government office buildings after security forces made a tactical retreat to outer sides of the district after dawn," a provincial security source told Xinhua anonymously. Full story
