In Afghanistan, Taliban militants today launched an attack on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The attack began in the early hours at the southern and eastern approaches to the provincial capital. Head of the police coordination office in Kunduz said, the militants had been pushed back. <br/><br/>The attack comes ahead of a major international donor conference in Brussels tomorrow, where Afghanistan's international partners will discuss ongoing funding for the country.<br/><br/>Kunduz was briefly captured by the Taliban in September last year but Government forces, backed by NATO, recaptured it within days.