Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul

Taliban violently disperse protesting women in Kabul

"If the Taliban want to silence this voice, it’s not possible," says one protester.

Taliban break up rare protest by Afghan women in Kabul

Taliban fighters have dispersed dozens of female protesters in Kabul, almost a year after the militant group seized power.

Shots fired in air to disperse Afghan women's protest as Taliban nears 1st year back in power

Taliban fighters fired shots in the air to disperse a protest by Afghan women's rights activists in Kabul on Saturday, two days ahead of the group's 1st anniversary in power.

Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul

Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power. Since seizing control on August 15 last year, the Taliban have rolled back the…

Taliban fighters dispersed women's protest in Kabul

On Saturday, August 13, women from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, led a protest that was broken up by Taliban fighters who shot firearms in the air, beat and pursued them. The incident comes two days before the celebration of the first anniversary of the return to power of the Islamists. Around 40 women shouted the slogan “bread, labor and freedom” in front of the Ministry of Education building.Since the Taliban took control of the country o…

Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul

KABUL: Taliban fighters beat female protesters and fired bullets into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in Afghanistan's capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.Since seizing control on August 15 last year, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during two decades of United States intervention in the South Asian country.About 40 women — chanting "br…