08 October 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: US airstrikes, and US and British special forces are helping the Afghan army to retake Kunduz from the Taliban. The city fell in hours last week; the governor, senior commanders and thousands of Afghan troops fled as 1,500 Taliban troops (out-numbered by several to one) attacked. The US… Continue reading Issue23:2015 10 08:Week in brief international