Afghan forces say they have taken back parts of Kunduz from the Taliban

Troops in Kunduz, Afghanistan. — (Image credit: Twitter.com/AJENews)

Three days after the Taliban captured the city of Kunduz, Afghan government forces are back in control of several areas, an Afghan special forces commander told Al Jazeera.

On Monday, Taliban fighters attacked the city at dawn, releasing prisoners and seizing key buildings in the group's biggest victory since 2001. The commander told Al Jazeera that the Taliban left the city center on Tuesday night after a NATO airstrike obliterated their ranks. Government forces are trying to gain control over the entire city, but face resistance from residential areas that are still held by the Taliban.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.