Taliban disperse women protesters with gunfire in KabulThe Taliban pushed back women protesters as they tried to continue with the small demonstration in Kabul, while a foreign journalist was hit with a rifle and blocked from filming. KABUL - The Taliban on Thursday violently cracked down on a small women's rights demonstration, firing shots into the air and pushing back protesters, AFP journalists witnessed. The women unfurled a banner that read "Don't break our pens, don't burn our books, don't close our schools", before Taliban guards snatched it from them. They pushed back the women protesters as they tried to continue with the demonstration, while a foreign journalist was hit with a rifle and blocked from filming. The Taliban follow a strict interpretation of sharia law that segregates men and women, and have also slashed women's access to work.

Source: Bangkok Post September 30, 2021 06:33 UTC