On Tuesday, as the new government was being announced, a group of Afghan women in a Kabul street took cover after Taliban gunmen fired into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters. The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, girls could not attend school and women were banned from work and education. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. The United Nations said earlier on Tuesday that basic services were unravelling in Afghanistan and food and other aid were about to run out. More than half a million people have been displaced internally in Afghanistan this year.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2021 19:41 UTC