Defiant Afghans Parade 200m-Long Afghanistan Flag On Kabul Roads Against Taliban On I-Day

Defiant Afghans Parade 200m-Long Afghanistan Flag On Kabul Roads Against Taliban On I-Day

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On the occasion of Afghanistan's Independence Day on August 19, scores of citizens of the war-ravaged State took to streets marching with a 100-metre long national flag protesting against the Taliban takeover. Marking the protest against the self-imposed rule of the hardline Islamist group, Afghans seem to strive for independence, sovereignty and freedom in its true sense.

In a hugely symbolic protest against the Taliban, women, men and children audaciously marched on the streets bearing a 100m-long flag of Afghanistan - an act of stupendous bravery given the intolerance associated with Taliban. The daring and tenacious act draws a sharp contrast with the escapist deeds of those like their President Ashraf Ghani, who fled to another country on August 15 as the citizens likely watched on horrified by the utter capitulation of the 350,000-strong army he had commanded with US support.

Women and children gathered on the main roads of Kabul and have been chanting 'Long Live Afghanistan' and 'National Flag Is Our Identity'. These sentiments come to the fore after the Taliban officially declared Afghanistan as an 'Islamic Emirate' on the country's 102nd Independence Day.

In the recent turn of events, instead of fleeing and evacuating their native land, hundreds of women and children came forward to fight for their basic and moral rights. Women and childrens' defiance against the Taliban in Kabul comes on its streets after the Taliban's covering ads, billboards with women sporting Western clothes in black paint, while men in jeans and T-shirts rushed to change into traditional tunics. The roadshow protest with Afghanistan's flag highlights the dire need and hunger in people to fight against the hardline Taliban and fight for aspects the country reformed in the past 20 years.

 

At least 3 people killed after shots fired during anti-Taliban protests in Afghanistan

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At least three people were killed and more than a dozen injured after Taliban militants opened fire during anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, according to Reuters. Hundreds of people marched through the city’s main shopping area on August 18, 2021, reportedly rallying against the removal of Afghanistan’s flag.

 

Taliban "shooting protesters" as thousands try to flee Afghanistan - BBC News

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Taliban fighters are reported to have opened fire on crowds and shot dead protesters in Afghanistan who were demonstrating against their takeover of the country.

There have been more desperate scenes outside the international airport in Kabul, as thousands of Afghans try to flee the country.

In response to the developing humanitarian crisis the UK announced that it will take 20,000 Afghan refugees over a number of years. But the British government is facing fierce criticism from many UK MPs over the withdrawal of western troops that led to the Taliban's seizure of power.

Many of those Afghans who want to leave worked alongside coalition forces and diplomatic staff in the 20 years since the invasion following the 9/11 terror attacks.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Secunder Kermani in Kabul, Lucy Manning and political correspondent Ben Wright.

 

‘Didn’t take long’ for Taliban to ‘show true colours’

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Sky News host Chris Smith says it “didn’t take long” for the Taliban to show their “true colours”.

Mr Smith referenced a “whole raft of reports” from Afghanistan, that allege peaceful protests have been met with gunfire from the Taliban, and a woman was killed for not wearing a burqa.

“So much for heralding women’s rights,” Mr Smith said.

“There is no new peace. There is no rights for women or pardons for those who worked for NATO.

“They can’t control themselves."