After losing control of Kunduz to the Taliban on Monday, the government says it has now reclaimed most of the city. Shockwaves of the Taliban's sudden seizure of this strategic hub on the main trade-route between the Afghan capital and Tajikistan continue to reverberate. On Thursday insurgents were still in various parts of Kunduz, and the Taliban insisted they had not yet finished fighting in the city. Questions remain about Afghan ability to protect Kunduz in future. To help you visualise the terror of residents in the area, the following is part of an email which Prayer Alert received on Monday. ‘Mobile service has been cut off. Reports of fierce battles with security forces. T*lbn forces broken into main Kunduz prison, freeing hundreds -1 hour ago. More than half of Kunduz seized -12 minutes ago - now marching on airport. This would be a major disaster for Afghanistan and the first district main city falling back into the hands of the T*lbn.’