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Anti-Pakistani protest in Kabul (on Tuesday)
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The militant Islamist Taliban banned all further protests in Afghanistan for the time being on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Interior's first official statement after the formation of the government stated that no one should try to organize protests under any circumstances at the moment.
Serious prosecution is threatened in the event of violations.
The reason given by the Taliban was that some people had disrupted public order and harassed people in the past few days.
At the same time, the Islamists set the conditions for protests in the future.
Organizers must therefore obtain prior approval from the Ministry of Justice.
The reason for the demonstration, the location, the time and the slogans must be communicated to the judiciary and security authorities at least 24 hours in advance.
The Taliban had used violence to suppress demonstrations in the past few days.
They also banned media coverage of the protests.
Women and men took to the streets in the capital, Kabul and several provinces, among other things for women's rights and freedom.
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