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Taliban opens fire on Afghan protesters demonstrating against arrest of women over dress code

by | Jun 9, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

 Afghan burqa-clad women queue to receive food aid from a local charity during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Ghazni on February 24, 2026. (photo credit: Mohammad Faisal NAWEED/AFP via Getty Images)
Sources also told Afghanistan International that the Taliban has detained a number of protesters and has begun visiting hospitals in search of injured demonstrators.