Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

The demonstration, in the western city of Herat, was broken up after police are alleged to have opened fire.

Afghan police disperse women's rights rally in Herat

Afghan men held a rare rally Tuesday in the western city of Herat over new restrictions against women, with police denying witness accounts to AFP that protesters were dispersed with live fire.

Taliban open fire during protest over women's arrests

Afghan authorities cracked down on a protest in western Afghanistan Tuesday against the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations, with eyewitnesses saying police opened fire, leaving at least three people injured. About 100-150 people were participating in the protest in the western city of Herat, witnesses said. Protests are rare in Afghanistan, which has been run by the Taliban since 2021 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of US-led forces. The government h

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Taliban opens fire on Afghan protesters demonstrating against arrest of women over dress code

Sources also told Afghanistan International that the Taliban has detained a number of protesters and has begun visiting hospitals in search of injured demonstrators.

Afghanistan police crack down on anti-hijab protests in Herat

Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules. Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and girls, were arrested. Taliban authorities have not confirmed casualties or arrests. Sayed Masoud Hosseini, spokesperson for Herat police, told the state-run Bakhtar News Agency tha...

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