Aug 14,2022:Afghan women hold protest in Kabul. The demonstrators carried a banner, which read ‘August 15 is a black day’ as they demanded rights to work and political participation.
Taliban fighters beat female protesters and fired into the air on Saturday to dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, Kabul, days before the first anniversary of the group’s return to power.
About 40 women marched on the education ministry in Kabul, chanting “bread, work and freedom”. Despite the pledges made when it retook power, the Taliban has limited Afghan women’s rights, including keeping high school girl students out of school.
