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Fresh clashes erupt in Afghanistan's Kunduz city

Xinhua, October 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Clashes flared up against in Kunduz on Tuesday as Taliban militants from their hideouts opened fire on security forces amid cleanup operations in the northern Afghan city.

"Taliban militants who have been hidden in some houses opened fire on security forces in parts of Kunduz city this morning and the security forces responded," Abdul Hakim, a local resident, told Xinhua.

He added that a group of Taliban insurgents attempted to regain the Khawja Mashad area, 300 meters away from the Provincial Governor's House, on Tuesday but were repelled by the Afghan security forces.

Meantime, deputy to Kunduz police chief, Sayed Jahangir Karamat told Xinhua that the security forces have been continuing cleanup operations to ensure lasting peace in and around Kunduz.

Taliban militants stormed into Kunduz, 250 km north of Kabul, on Sept. 29 and the government forces launched counter-offensive on Thursday. So far major parts of the city has been recaptured from Taliban and normalcy is gradually returning to the embattled city. Endi