Taliban fighters overrun Kunduz city, the latest in a series of strategic gains for the militants

Amr al-Din Wali, another provincial council member, said Afghan security forces have “no morale.” Speaking from the base near the airport, the last island of government control in Kunduz, he said waves of intense airstrikes had been launched in and around the city, but he didn’t believe security forces had a plan to retake it.