Kabul protesters raise death to Pakistan slogan
Hundreds of Afghan men and women took to the streets of
Kabul to protest against the Taliban while shouting anti- Pakistan slogans over
Islamabad’s interference in Afghanistan’s affairs, according to news agencies.
The protest began outside the Pakistan embassy in
Kabul, denouncing Islamabad's alleged interference in Afghanistan and its
support for the Taliban's offensive in Panjshir.
Videos of the anti-Taliban march were shared on social media
in which protesters can be heard shouting slogans like “Long live the
resistance” and “Death to Pakistan.” Witnesses said that the Taliban gunmen
fired in the air to disperse a rally and arrested several Afghan journalists
who were covering the protest, reported news agencies. There were no immediate
reports of injuries but protesters were taken aback by the gunfire.
"The Islamic government is shooting at our poor
people," one panic-stricken woman said in an Iranian television news video
clip, reported Reuters. "These people (Taliban) are very unjust, and they
are not human at all.”
Afghanistan's TOLO News said the Taliban also detained its
cameraman Wahid Ahmadi for covering the protest.
“They made me rub my nose on the ground and apologize for
covering the protest,” An Afghan journalist who was detained and later freed
told The Associated Press. “Journalism in Afghanistan is getting harder,"
he added.
New Delhi :
Several media reports suggest that Pakistan’s Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) wants a puppet government in Afghanistan headed by its own
person, which has led to a delay in the government formation.
