Taliban Hit Afghan City in New Wave of Fighting

Almost exactly a year ago, the Taliban made global headlines with the capture of Kunduz, the northern Afghan city that had been the insurgents’ last stronghold during the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2001. Though short-lived—local forces, backed by U.S. airpower, dislodged the militants in a matter of days—the raid underlined the growing ferocity of the Afghan insurgency.