ADDITION-- ADDS DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT. FILE -- In this Oct. 2, 2015 file photo, an Afghan soldier raises his hands as a victory sign, in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials said Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, that fierce gunbattles are underway for a second day across the embattled northern city of Kunduz after the Taliban launched a new, multipronged attack on the city they briefly captured last year. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi says Afghan security forces are “trying to secure the city” but that Taliban gunmen are hiding in residential homes, making progress slow and difficult. (AP Photo/Dehsabzi, File)
