Fighting in Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul The Taliban claim to have captured him and the government speaks of resistance
The Taliban have claimed control of Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul in northern Afghanistan, but government sources say heavy fighting is continuing in those cities.
The Taliban said in a statement on Sunday August 8th that they had captured the Kunduz governor's office, police headquarters, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Bala Hissar and a prison.
The statement also claimed that all government buildings and facilities in the center of Sar-e-Pul were in their hands.
A spokesman for Kunduz province, A number of government buildings, including the governor's office, police headquarters and the intelligence department, were still with government forces and were putting up strong resistance to the Taliban.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement that commandos had launched an operation in Kunduz city.
The statement said that during the operation, four areas belonging to National Radio and Television and General Abdul Raziq were cleared of Taliban and the operation would continue until Kunduz was completely cleared.
There were also reports of airstrikes on some targets in Kunduz and some shops and markets were set on fire during the fighting.
So far there have been no accurate reports of civilian casualties on either side of the conflict in the city.
Reports from Sar-e-Pul also say that most parts of the city and government buildings have fallen into the hands of the Taliban and that only the ANA battalion is currently resisting in the Imam Kalan area.
Sar-e-Pul MP Aziza Jalis and Mohammad Hussain Mujahidzada, a member of the provincial council, told the BBC that Sar-e-Pul's governor, police chief, NDS director and several other provincial officials were stationed in the same battalion. Have been replaced.
Following the Taliban's advance, only Balkhab, the center of Sar-e-Pul and six districts, remains with the government.
If the fall of Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul is confirmed, it will be the second provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban after Zaranj and Sheberghan.
