Taliban fire shots in air as 1,000 men and women chant 'Death to Pakistan' during anti-Pakistan rally
Hundreds of locals, including women and children, were seen protesting, chanting slogans against Pakistan on the streets of Kabul, videos shared by local media showed, news agency AFP reported.
FollowKabul: The Taliban fighters fired shots in the air on Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people who had gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally, protesting Pakistani involvement in the affairs of Afghanistan.
Hundreds of locals, including women and children, were seen protesting, chanting slogans against Pakistan on the streets of Kabul, videos shared by local media showed, news agency AFP reported.
As per TOLO News, the protesters were chanting the 'Pakistan, Pakistan, leave Afghanistan' slogan. Also, slogans like "azaadi, azaadi", "death to Pakistan", "death to ISI" were raised during the protest where women in burqas walked on the road holding placards.
The protest comes a day after Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director-General Lieutenant-General Faiz Hameed met the group's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is likely to lead the new government in Afghanistan.
AFP staff witnessed Taliban members firing shots into the air to disperse the crowds.
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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed during a press conference on Monday that the ISI chief met with Mullah Baradar during his visit to Kabul, BBC Urdu reported.
It added that during the meeting, the Taliban said that the Afghan territory would not be used against Pakistan.
Pakistan, which has supported the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, is trying to gain upper hand in the war-ravaged country amid the chaos that has prevailed following the pullout of US-led international forces.
Tuesday's demonstration comes after the Taliban claimed total control over Afghanistan a day earlier, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last holdout of resistance against their rule.
On Monday, a small group of women in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif gathered in a protest for their rights.
Defiant women also came together in Herat last week demanding they be allowed to participate in the new government.
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