Food shortages in Kunduz as people flee fighting between forces, Taliban

KUNDUZ: Food was running short as forces in Afghanistan battled Taliban militants for a third day in Kunduz on Wednesday, residents said, with scores fleeing the

KUNDUZ: Food was running short as forces in Afghanistan battled Taliban militants for a third day in Kunduz on Wednesday, residents said, with scores fleeing the strategic Afghan city fearing more violence. Taliban militants on Monday launched an attack in the northeastern city of Kunduz, briefly hoisting their flag at the main intersection, according to witnesses, before Afghan forces backed by NATO drove them into the outskirts. Since late Monday Afghan forces have been conducting a careful clearing operation, with officials warning that the militants may be hiding in civilian homes as fighting continued around the city’s edges. “A loaf of bread that cost 15 Afghanis ($0.22) is now 40 Afghanis ($0.60),” a resident, Khalid, told AFP.

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