Protestors parade with Afghanistan flag in Kabul, Taliban opens hearth
On the event of Afghanistan’s Independence Day on August 19, scores of residents of the war-torn state took to the streets of the capital metropolis, Kabul. They marched throughout town carrying lots of of meter lengthy Afghanistan flag, to protest towards the Taliban’s takeover of the war-ravaged nation. Videos of the protest at the moment are being extensively shared on social media platforms.
Afghanistan 🇦🇫: protesters in Kabul are marching via town whereas carrying a really lengthy Afghan flag, in defiance of #Taliban rule over the nation pic.twitter.com/0uvzElTydw— Frontalforce 🇮🇳 (@FrontalForce) August 19, 2021
According to stories, quickly after the Islamist outfit formally declared Afghanistan as an ‘Islamic Emirate’ on the nation’s 102nd Independence Day from British management in 1919, Afghan nationals, comprising of males, girls and youngsters hit the streets of Kabul. Amidst loud cheers of ‘Long Live Afghanistan’ and ‘Our flag, our identity’, these protestors have been marching via town with the nationwide flag.
Besides Kabul, the Afghans confirmed their dissent towards the now ruling Talibanis by hoisting their nationwide flag in varied different locations within the nation. In movies of Abdul Haq Square flooding the social media house, two males are seen climbing twin flagpoles to unfurl the nationwide flag. Below, persons are seen cheering as they wave tiny, plastic replicas of the Afghan flag.
Afghans erecting nationwide flag in Abdul Haq sq. in #Kabul, in defiance of TalibanThe militants have changed the black, purple, and inexperienced nationwide flag with their very own white flags throughout #AfghanistanHowever Afghans are braving threats, potential violence to mark Independence Day pic.twitter.com/xtFKL9ygxh— Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) August 19, 2021
However, such acts of defiance by Afghani nationals have attracted retaliation from the Talibanis. As per eyewitnesses, such processions have been fired upon within the japanese metropolis of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province by which three folks misplaced their lives.
Today additionally, the Taliban opened hearth on an Independence Day rally in Konar province’s Asadabad, by which a number of folks had been killed.
Several folks had been killed within the Afghan metropolis of Asadabad when Taliban fighters fired on folks waving the nationwide flag at an Independence Day rally: Reuters #Afghanishtan— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2021
According to Guardian, lots of of protesters, together with girls, gathered in Kabul brandishing the nationwide flag and shouting “our flag, our identity”. The Islamist fundamentals surrounded these protesters, shouting and firing rounds into the air in an try and disperse the crowds. This triggered panic adopted by a stampede within the space. A witness Mohammed Salim mentioned: “Several people were killed and injured in the stampede and firing by the Taliban.”
According to media stories, after retaking the nation on Sunday, August 15, the Taliban intends to interchange the Afghan nationwide flag with their white banner bearing the Shahada “La ilah ila Allah, Mohammad rasoul Allah” (There is not any god however God and Muhammad is God’s messenger). This try has irked the Afghanis who’ve taken to the streets to protest towards the unconventional Islamist outfit.