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In the southwest. so it does expand the influence. for them it's important because it's almost the reverse for government forces, putting them on the pack foot. also it highlights what the afghan government has been essentially saying, that they can defeat the taliban, the afghan national army is capable of doing that, cause that integration. i think perhaps also for the taliban, this was the last major stronghold to fall in 2001. to reclaim it back is also for them quite a morale boost separate to the sort of strategic significance today. >> i understand some of the taliban are hiding amongst...

The fall of kunduz. for the latest, i want to bring in diplomatic editor nic robertson. nic, you said this is the first fall to the taliban since 2001. that is not the right direction. >> reporter: a great boost for them. a morale boost for them. it will send a negative message to other afghan government forces around the country. there were more army and more poli police inside kunduz. this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. the taliban have been making gains to the north of kunduz since bring of this year. it is clear they want to take this town. it is important. it is a major highway to the

And their fighting techniques are such that they go into a fighting and they're either waiting and learning about the area so they can go in and take it over or they have the ability to muster up brute force and the iraqis are unable to repel that i think again, this is another example of a lack of an overall war plan by this entire coalition. led by the united states where we don't have adequate forces in a region that is quickly crumbling to isis. >> but isn't it easy for isis to take responsibility for something like this without really having done any kind of coordination? i mean we're hea...

Got dicey now vladimir putin has approved the elaborate $800 million air defense missile system to iran. that is strange ties with moscow and washington and threatening to undermine the deal with the united states. the prime minister of iraq is in washington this morning making the first official visit to washington, d.c. prime minister abadi will meet with secretary of state john kerry tonight. how is the fight against isis going? let's bring in arwa damon live from baghdad this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning. it did seem after the fall of tikrit there was a morale b...

And the 127 tribes that we once counted in the northern region. but those special forces and special operating forces are going to provide clarity as to what is going on. they're also going to have very good communication packages. so they're going to be able to report not only to their iraqi brothers in the fight, but they're going to report back to our national security apparatus to tell them what is going on. they're going to provide very good intelligence. they're going to provide support to the iraqi forces in whatever groups they're assigned by. and it's usually a 12-person detachment. b...