At least two people, including a child, were killed when Taliban security forces opened fire on a rare protest in Herat province, western Afghanistan. The demonstration erupted after authorities began mass arrests of women and girls accused of wearing 'improper hijab.' Witnesses said around 70 people gathered in Jibrael district on Tuesday, chanting slogans for education, employment, and freedom, and against arbitrary detentions.
Local sources reported that three others were injured and at least 13 people were beaten and detained. The United Nations confirmed that one of the dead was a child. A video obtained by The Guardian showed armed Taliban fighters firing at protesters as a woman’s voice shouted 'Azadi' amid gunfire. Human Rights Watch’s Fereshta Abbasi said families were protesting what they saw as violations of privacy following the arrests.
Amnesty International’s Samira Hamidi noted that male participation in the protest reflected growing public anger over five years of systematic repression of women and girls. A Taliban spokesperson in Herat denied that any women had been detained over hijab issues, calling such reports baseless.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ১১ জুন ২০২৬, ১২: ০৪আপডেট : ১১ জুন ২০২৬, ১২: ২৬ আফগানিস্তানে নারীদের পোশাকের ওপর তালেবানের কড়াকড়ির জেরে পশ্চিমাঞ্চলীয় হেরাত প্রদেশে একটি বিরল বিক্ষোভের ঘটনা ঘটেছে। বিক্ষোভকারীদের ওপর নিরাপত্তা বাহিনীর গুলিবর্ষণে এক বালকসহ অন্
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