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Some 160 Taliban Militants Killed in US Airstrikes in Afghan City of Kunduz

© REUTERS / StringerAfghan security forces take their positions during a gun battle in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan September 29, 2015
Afghan security forces take their positions during a gun battle in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan September 29, 2015 - Sputnik International
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At least 160 Taliban militants, who had recently seized the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, have been killed in airstrikes conducted by US forces, local media reported Wednesday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) The insurgents were targeted in various locations across the city, which is the capital of the province of the same name, TOLO News reported, citing local officials.

Taliban militants recaptured their former stronghold of Kunduz on Monday. The following day, US-backed Afghan government forces launched a counter-attack but have failed so far to drive the insurgents out of the city.

Faiz Mohammad Amiri, a high-ranking official in the Kunduz Province, said that the militants suffered heavy losses during their unsuccessful night attack on the airport of Kunduz, controlled by the government security forces, according to the news outlet.

The Taliban insurgency has persisted in Afghanistan despite the US and NATO’s 13-year war on terrorism in the country. The rebels are notorious for staging attacks against civilian and state targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeking to establish sharia law in the country.

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