Afghanistan: Taliban open fire during hijab protest
Key takeaways
- Several people were injured in the city of Herat after Taliban security personnel reportedly opened fire to disperse a small protest organized in support of Afghan women arrested for dress code violations.
- But security forces dispersed the protest using "sticks, whips and firearms," one witness told the AFP news agency, adding: "They even fired shots into the air."
- Another witness also reported seeing shots being fired into the air, saying: "Some people were injured.
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Several people were injured in the city of Herat after Taliban security personnel reportedly opened fire to disperse a small protest organized in support of Afghan women arrested for dress code violations.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F6FFTaliban security personnel, such as these pictured in Herat in 2024, reportedly opened fire on a protest against the detention of women for dress code violations Image: Mohsen Karimi/AFP/Getty Images Advertisement Taliban authorities in Afghanistan cracked down on a protest over women's dress code violations on Tuesday, with multiple witnesses reporting shots being fired.
Between 100 and 150 Afghan men had reportedly gathered in the western city of Herat to show their solidarity with more than a dozen women who had been arrested last week for going out in public without a full chador cloak or face-covering burqa.