On Tuesday, Afghan Nationals gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally. The Taliban response by firing shots into the air to disperse crowds in the capital city, the latest protest since the hardline movement swept to power last month.
The Taliban, even after a takeover of Kabul a month ago they have not announced a government.
Still, Afghans are fearful of repeating the Taliban’s previous brutal reign between 1996 and 2001. It has staged small, isolated demonstrations protesting against them in capital Kabul, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif.
More than 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against what they said was meddling by Islamabad, who has long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.
Afghan nationals shouting slogans “Long live the resistance” and “Death to Pakistan” was heard in the video of an anti-Taliban march shared through social media.
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The news agencies reported Taliban fired guns to disperse the rally, and several Afghan journalists got detained for covering the protest. Till now, there are no reports for injuries, but protestors were taken aback using the gunfire.
Pakistan’s ISI chief Faiz Hameed was in Kabul during the weekend, reportedly briefed by his country’s ambassador, but there is speculation that he might meet with Taliban officials.
On the previous day, a few groups of women in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif gathered for protesting their fundamental rights. Last week, Women also came together in Herat, demanding equal participation in the new government.
Tuesday’s demonstration comes after the Taliban claimed total control over Afghanistan a day earlier, saying they had won the critical battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last holdout of resistance against their rule.
Anyone to start an insurgency on Afghan land to be struck
Following their lightning-fast victory in mid-August and total takeover of Afghanistan on Monday and the former Afghan government’s security forces and the withdrawal of US troops after 20 years of war.
The hardliners claimed victory; their chief spokesman also warned Afghans against further attempts to rise against their rule.
Zabihullah Mujahid, during a press conference held in Kabul, said, “Anyone who tries to start an insurgency on Afghan land will be struck. We will not allow another,”
CEO of Tolo’s Parent Company Moby Group, Saad Mohseni, took Taliban about earlier assurance and contrasting actions on Twitter.
Tolo news said the Taliban has also detained its cameraman Wahid Ahmadi for covering the protest.
After Panjshir Incidence, even before it, many media reports suggested that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, also known as ISI, wants a puppet government in Afghanistan headed by their person, which is the main reason leading to a delay in the government formation.
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid last Saturday stated that the announcement about the new government of Afghanistan and Cabinet members will now be made this week.
Mujahid said they would be announcing an interim government first and keeping the window open for later changes.
Makeup by Taliban
Afghanistan is playing a complex ethic makeup as new rulers have pledged to be more inclusive than their first stint in power. However, today women are unlikely to be included and provide all their fundamental rights.
Under the Taliban’s 1996-2001 rule, the Taliban sharply curtailed women’s freedom when they seized Afghanistan.
This time, the Taliban made the exception. Women can now attend university as long as classes are segregated by sex or divided by a curtain.
The Taliban’s education authority mentioned all this in a lengthy document issued on Sunday. Only 16% of schools in Afghanistan are girls-only, and there is no doubt about their condition.
The Taliban and current stakeholders of Afghanistan are also grappling with the humanitarian crisis and looming financial condition.
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