
A Taliban fighter sits on a motorcycle holding a Taliban flag in Kunduz on September 29.

Afghan special forces prepare to launch an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, from Taliban insurgents on Tuesday, September 29. The Taliban took control of most of the city the day before in its biggest victory since 2001.

Taliban fighters hug each other on September 29.

A Taliban fighter stands guard on a vehicle in Kunduz on September 29.

Taliban prisoners walk down a street after they were released by Taliban fighters from the main jail in Kunduz on Monday, September 28.

A Taliban fighter sits on a motorcycle holding a Taliban flag in Kunduz on September 29.

A Taliban fighter sits on a motorcycle holding a Taliban flag in Kunduz on September 29.