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Taliban attacked security base in Kunduz, killing four
At least four security forces were killed and four others wounded in clashes with the Taliban militants in Kunduz province.
A security source told Ariana News that the clashes broke out after a large number of insurgents attacked a security base in the Aliabad district of the province at around 10 pm on Thursday.
According to the source, the Afghan forces have left the base following hours of skirmish and suffering casualties.
The security forces retreated from the area due to a lack of reinforcement, the source said. The source added, “now the base has been collapsed into the hands of the Taliban.”
The source stated that the Taliban have also sustained casualties but did not provide further details.
Local officials confirmed the incident but did not provide details about the casualties of the clashes.
This comes as clashes intensified between the Afghan forces and the Taliban militants have been in the past recent weeks in the north of the country.
Earlier this week, a heavy clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban broke out after the militants launched coordinated attacks to capture a Public Police Forces base in on the Takhar-Kunduz highway.
The Afghan army stated that Afghan forces conducted ground and air operations to crackdown the Taliban presence in the area.
The Afghan forces managed to push back the Taliban and cleared Takhar-Kunduz highway from the insurgents, the 217 Pamir Corps said in a statement.
According to the statement, at least 16 Taliban militants were killed and 13 more wounded.
The statement did not provide details about the casualties of the Afghan forces.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
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The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
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The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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