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Protesting women in Kabul: Taliban warning shots
Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP
The Taliban fired warning shots at a peaceful protest by dozens of women in Kabul.
Footage of the event posted on social media showed forces of Islamist militants firing shots and physically attacking the women in an attempt to disperse their gathering in the Afghan capital.
Afghan women took to the streets this Saturday for food, work and freedom.
Also on Saturday, four people, including two Taliban, were injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in western Kabul, a security official told Tolo News.
It was initially unclear who was behind the incident.
The terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS), which is hostile to the Taliban, has repeatedly carried out attacks in the country.
Since returning to power in August 2021 as a result of the withdrawal of international troops, led by the United States, the Sunni Taliban have restricted women's basic rights and suppressed protests against them.
No country has yet recognized their de facto government.
As they approached the first anniversary of their accession to power - August 15 - women took to the streets to denounce the imposed restrictions on their rights to education, work and freedom of movement.
"We're in a pharmacy, they locked us in here," said an activist in one of the videos from Saturday's recent demonstration.
The protesters also chanted that they were tired of discrimination against women.
Another video showed a small group of women being cornered by the Taliban in a closed place.
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