Rest of the article can be found here.The Taliban has seized control of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in one of its most significant gains for years.
Afghan government troops fought to stop the advance but despite a fierce fire fight they were forced to abandon much of the city.
The militants stormed Kunduz, freeing some 700 prisoners from a jail and raising the white Taliban flag in the city's central square.
They cheered and posed for photographs as they celebrated the flag being raised in the city.
Taliban capture key Afghan city of Kunduz
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