--- description: Afghan security forces said they have recaptured key areas of Kunduz from the Taliban on Thursday, government officials said title: Afghan Troops Retake Kunduz, Say Officials image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda751d04a443c45d/6988665dbc6cfc8c2e3d9b35/ap_68239088994.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Afghanistan](/tag/afghanistan/) ## Afghanistan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Afghan Troops Have Retaken Kunduz From the Taliban, Say Officials by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2015 2:44 AM CUT  Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation outside Kunduz city, north of Kabul, on Sept. 30, 2015 Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation outside Kunduz city, north of Kabul, on Sept. 30, 2015Najim Rahim—AP by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2015 2:44 AM CUT Afghan security forces [recaptured](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSKCN0RU07Y20151001 "undefined") key areas of the northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban Thursday, say government officials. According to Reuters, the NATO-trained Afghan army launched a major operation in the nation’s fifth largest city Thursday night, though further details are still unclear. “Afghan security forces got control of Kunduz city from Taliban overnight after heavy fighting,” Hamdullah Danishi, acting governor of Kunduz, told Reuters. “After we got reinforcement and started a massive operation inside Kunduz city, Taliban could not resist and escaped.” He added that a full report would be released “soon.” Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi wrote on Twitter: “It is retaken and being cleared from terrorists, heavy casualties to the enemy.” On Monday, Taliban militants seized control of comparatively affluent Kunduz in what was the organization’s biggest victory since it was ousted from government in 2001. Afghan forces have been battling against the insurgents with the help of U.S. air strikes. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSKCN0RU07Y20151001 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4057012/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban-retake-battle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4057012/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban-retake-battle/"},"headline":"Afghan Troops Have Retaken Kunduz From the Taliban, Say Officials","datePublished":"2015-10-01T02:44:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:25:18.880Z","description":"The acting governor of Kunduz said Afghan security forces launched a major operation in the city Thursday night","url":"https://time.com/4057012/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban-retake-battle/","keywords":["Afghanistan","insurgency","Taliban"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda751d04a443c45d/6988665dbc6cfc8c2e3d9b35/ap_68239088994.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda751d04a443c45d/6988665dbc6cfc8c2e3d9b35/ap_68239088994.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation outside of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30. 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