At least 3 individuals are feared dead and more than a lots others hurt in a demonstration versus the Taliban in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, according to regional media.
Soldiers fired into the crowd and batter protesters who tried to eliminate a white Taliban flag and change it with the Afghanistan flag.
The militants took control of the northeastern city, a business center near the primary border crossing with Pakistan, 4 days previously with little resistance after working out a handle regional leaders.
But in a brave program of resistance, numerous homeowners marched through the primary shopping street, whistling, screaming and bearing big tri-coloured flags of the AfghanRepublic
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Despite the dangers included, some protesters climbed up onto structures to eliminate the Taliban flag and change it with the nationwide red, black and green one.
Taliban fighters fired in the air to separate the crowd.
In one video a minimum of 10 gunshots can be heard.
While some individuals can be seen fleing, others sit tight and continue cheering and whistling.
Soldiers are stated to have then turned to violence, with regional media stating there had actually been at least 3 casualties, though this has actually not been verified by the Taliban.
One protester informed CNN that regardless of the violent reaction, they will object once again‘to prevent the Taliban from desecrating the Afghan flag’
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Meanwhile, reporter Hafizullah Maroof tweeted that coworkers in the city were ‘crying in tears’ after being battered by Taliban fighters while covering the demonstration.
There are also reports of multiple deaths and injuries at a demonstration in the southeastern city of Khost.
Dramatic photos and video shows hundreds of people taking to the street, with gunshots heard in the background.
Street protests are also underway in Asadabad in the Kunar province, as anger grows over the Taliban takeover.
The Taliban is preparing to offer details on the shape of their government, naming ministers and filling key positions.
At a press conference yesterday, the group vowed not to ‘hold any grudges’ or seek any more war.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters gathered in Kabul: ‘We want to make sure that Afghanistan is not the field of conflict, the battlefield of conflict, any more.
‘We have pardoned anyone, all those who have fought against us. We don’t want to repeat any conflict, any war, again, and we want to do away with the factors for conflict.’
He said women and girls would be able to access education up to university level, insisting they will have rights ‘within Islamic law’.
But their assurances have been met with deep skepticism, and thousands are desperately still attempting to flee the country amid fears of a return to the brutal regime.
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