The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August. The Taliban band of around 20 fighters began its assault at 10 pm, he recalled, and by sunrise, all twelve Afghan police were dead.

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Officials in Kabul say lack of ammunition and few reinforcements were the main reasons for the district's fall to the Taliban

Afghan troops retake parts of Kunduz hours after Taliban captured area

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Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

Afghan troops retake parts of Kunduz hours after Taliban captured area