Heavy fighting as Taliban attack Afghan city
KABUL REUTERS APRIL 27Heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents that killed more than 30 combatants threatened a major northern city on Monday, officials said.
The battle on the outskirts of Kunduz, part of an intensifying wave of attacks after the departure of most foreign troops, led President Ashraf Ghani to delay his departure on a state visit to India by several hours.
Officials said hundreds of Taliban militants had attacked police and army checkposts in the province of Kunduz, the insurgents’ last stronghold before U.S.-led forces drove them from power in 2001.