Anti-pak slogans in Kabul; Women throng streets protesting against Taliban

A number of men and women took to the streets of Kabul chanting slogans against Pakistan as they claim the latters jets conducted airstrikes in Panjshir province. They have gathered at the gate of the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and said that they do not support a puppet government in Afghanistan and asked for an inclusive government. Hundreds of Afghans, mostly women, took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday in an anti-Pakistan rally in which they chanted slogans against Islamabad and ISI. Women wearing niqabs and burqas hit the streets of Kabul raising slogans against Pakistan. As the protests intensified, the Taliban opened fire on the rally. The people gathered after co-leader of the resistance front in Panjshir province Ahmad Masoud in a voice clip called on people of Afghanistan to resurrect against the Taliban, Khaama News reported. Protesters were chanting "death to Pakistan" and asked for the Pakistani embassy to leave Afghanistan. "Freedom", "Allah Akbar", "we do not want captivity" were among the slogans chanted by protesters in Kabul. The Taliban fighters reportedly conducted aerial firing to disperse the protesters but they were still protesting and fewer people were dispersed. In the meantime, people in Balkh and Daikundi provinces too took to the streets and chanted slogans against Pakistan. Pakistan has been a strong supporter of the Taliban over the 20 years of the US war on Afghanistan. The Taliban have even called Pakistan their “second home” while also inviting the country for the government formation ceremony expected soon. Iran has also reacted to the airstrikes in Panjshir province and the spokesperson of the country's Foreign Ministry has asked for investigations over what he called the interference of foreign jets. IANS #antipakslogans #kabul #protestsagainsttaliban