KUNDUZ, Feb. 24 – Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in northern Kunduz province have been carrying out coordinated attacks on Dasht-e-Archi administration center and all surrounding enemy check posts from morning till dusk today.

According to initial information, Mujahideen have cleared enemy forces from Shahrwali, Daidesi village, Shahrwali Chaman, Kunduz Bandar, Imam Sahib Bandar and Takhar Khwaja Ghar Bandar areas and have currently taken up positions 100 meters from the district administration center.

Officials say that tens of enemy soldiers and police including a squad leader and 2 mid-ranking officers have been killed in the fighting while 4 ambulances have taken the casualties towards Takhar city, 3 ambulances towards Kunduz city as well as medical helicopters making several rounds.

3 enemy APCs and a pickup truck are also said have been destroyed and are currently lying on the battlfield whereas the district center is under a tight siege.

2 Mujahideen have also been reported martyred in today’s clashes and 3 others injured, surely to Allah we belong and to Him is the return.

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad.  She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”