Kunduz militant seizure & it's implications
Q. Kunduz is in news because of militant seizure. Where is Kunduz?- Published on 01 Oct 15a. Nigeria
b. Syria
c. Iraq
d. Afghanistan
ANSWER: Afghanistan
- Kunduz is one of Afghanistan's largest cities.
- It has long been a strategically important transport hub for the north of the country.
- Kunduz is linked by highways to Kabul in the south, with Mazar-e-Sharif in the west and with Tajikistan in the north.
- Kunduz is considered a gateway to Afghanistan's northern provinces and shares a border with Tajikistan, Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbour which is used for the smuggling of Afghan opium and heroin to Central Asia, which finally finds its way to Europe.
