Afghan forces backed by US aircraft have launched a counter-offensive to retake the city of Kunduz.<br /><br /> The provincial capital was overrun by Taliban fighters on Monday.<br /><br /> Witnesses say the streets were littered with bodies <br />as Taliban fighters screeched round the city in stolen vehicles.<br /><br /> Afghan forces mobilise for Kunduz counteroffensive; Scores of bodies litter city streets http://t.co/eIWvfzmPuM pic.twitter.com/QJAOsxWTbS— AJE News (@AJENews) September 29, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> The group broke open the local jail and freed 500 inmates, many of them Taliban members.<br />Vid shows the moment when Tālibān fighters raised their flag over the main square in the n- #Afghan city of #Kunduz. pic.twitter.com/cy1586BOxL— Sakir Khader (@sakirkhader) September 28, 2015<br /> <br />Afghan troops retreated to the airport to regroup.<br /><br /> The Taliban’s military success will pile pressure on President Ashraf Ghani.<br /><br /> Pics show Tālibān fighters inside the northern Afghan city of Kunduz after they stormed the town today. pic.tw
