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Dozens of Afghan men protest govt crackdown on women, police accused of ‘firing shots’
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Dozens of Afghan men protest govt crackdown on women, police accused of ‘firing shots’

France 24 · Jun 9, 2026, 2:53 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Dozens of men on Tuesday took to the streets of the western Afghan city of Herat to protest the multiple arrests of women in recent days. The women were detained by the morality police for not properly adhering to the Taliban-ordered dress code, which requires them to fully cover themselves when in

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