Guwahati, September 5 (NKTV): A protest in Afghanistan’s Kabul demanding women’s rights under the new Taliban Government turned violent after the participants who tried to move towards the Presidential Palace were forcefully stopped by the insurgents.
A TOLO News report stated that the Taliban special forces used tear gas to stop the protesters on Saturday afternoon who marched towards the Presidential Palace from the Pul-e-Mahmoud Khan area in the capital city.
The Taliban said that they were forced to use tear gas as the protesters “went out of control”.
“We were joined by a group of women to defend our rights and were moving towards the Palace when the Taliban attacked us, fired tear gas and beat a number of women” said an activist.
Saturday’s protest was the second in a row and most of the participants were women. A similar rally was also staged in Herat last week.
Source: IANS
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