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Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, which was seized by the Taliban on Monday, the BBC reported.
Security forces have cleared the area around the central prison and the police headquarters, police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hossini said.

A day earlier, troops and officials retreated to the airport after militants overran the northern city and freed hundreds from jail. The attack came as President Ashraf Ghani completed a year in office.

It was one of the most significant militant assaults in years and will pile pressure on Mr Ghani's unity government - Kunduz is the first provincial capital seized by the Taliban since they lost power in the US-led invasion in 2001.

But the BBC's Dawood Azami says their main challenge will now be to hold the city.

There were few signs of fighting overnight and the city remained without power, BBC Afghan learned.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres‎ says it is treating more than 100 people wounded in heavy fighting and its facility in the city is now full.

Kunduz is strategically important as a transport hub for the north of the country.