Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 14, 2022 12:37 am

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.

Afghan women hold placards as they march and shout Bread, work, freedom during a women’s rights protest in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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