Taliban fighters break ladies’s stir by beating protesters

Two days earlier than the Taliban marks the primary anniversary of Afghanistan takeover, fighters of the hardline group beat ladies protesters and fired within the air on Saturday as they dispersed a rally within the capital metropolis of Kabul. Almost 40 ladies marched and gathered outdoors the training ministry constructing chanting “bread, work and freedom” earlier than Taliban fighters broke them up by firing within the air, information company AFP reported. Some ladies protesters who took shelter in close by outlets have been chased and thrashed by the fighters with their rifle butts. Some journalists covering the stir - the first women's rally in several months - were also reportedly beaten by the fighters. The ladies protesters carried a banner that learn – ‘August 15 is a black day’ – as they demanded rights to work and political participation. Zholia Parsi, one of many organisers of the demonstration, instructed AFP that Taliban fighters tore their banners and likewise confiscated cellphones of many ladies. The demonstrators chanted: “Justice…we’re fed up with ignorance”, with many not sporting face veils. Taliban have imposed a number of restrictions, particularly on ladies’s rights,. Taliban have also banned women from travelling alone on long trips and allowed them to only visit parks and public gardens in Kabul on days different from men.Furthermore, in May, Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered women to completely cover themselves in public, including their faces.  Afghanistan has been drowning in poverty ever since the Taliban took control. The situation has escalated to new levels triggered by drought, and inflation since Russia's offensive in its former Soviet neighbour Ukraine.