KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, setting off hours of gunbattles that raged even as U.S. negotiators were trying to seal an accord with the insurgents aimed at ending the war.
Scores of people were killed during fighting which began in the early hours and continued throughout the day as government forces, backed by air strikes, fought to regain control of the city, where electricity and water supplies were cut and telephone services badly interrupted.