Afghan troops recaptured the centre of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its US allies. Fighting continued in other parts of the city, the seizure of which represented a major victory for the insurgents and raised questions over whether Nato-trained Afghan forces were ready to go it alone now most foreign combat troops have left.
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