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A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. IMAGES
Kabul, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul Friday to demand their rights be protected under Taliban rule.The Taliban said Friday that the announcement of the new government will take longer although consultations over the issue between the Islamist group and other parties had been concluded.The statement comes amid speculations of the announcement coming on Friday following the afternoon prayers.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: WOMEN PROTEST IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug 19 (EFE / EPA).- Despite fear of the Taliban — remembered for the brutality of their previous regime between 1996-2001 —, civilians in different parts of the country came together to oppose the replacement of the national flag with the white flag of the Taliban.FOOTAGE OF THE AFGHANISTAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS IN KABUL.
Kabul/Jalalabad, Feb 27 (EFE/EPA) .- (Camera: GHULAMULLAH HABIBI/JAWED KARGAR) A year after the historic Afghan peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban in Doha, there are a few signs of receding violence in a country plagued by decades of war. FOOTAGE OF DAILY LIFE IN KABUL, SECURITY POSTS AND SOLDIERS WORKING DURING SOLDIER'S DAY IN JALALABAD AFGHANISTAN. SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF RESIDENTS: 1.- Mohammadullah:"Our desire for the agreement between the United States and the Taliban that was signed last year. We hoped to end the war and reduce the bombing and attacks on roads, and wanted the Afghan government to end the war.But I believe that we are missing this golden opportunity and I ask the Afghan government not to miss this golden opportunity to come to the negotiating table and raise their demands within a legal framework so that the people of Afghanistan can live in peace and tranquility."2.- Ghulam Rabani:"My request to the Taliban meeting in Doha is to represent the country's tribes, and my other question to the Taliban is how long the fratricide will continue.This homeland is also owned by the Taliban and the government and Ashraf Ghani.Therefore, I want the Afghan government and the Taliban to reach a general agreement so that all people can live in complete peace."3.- ShafiqUllah:"We want God to bring peace to this country so that our people can live in peace. The people of Afghanistan don’t want war anymore." 4.- Mohammad:"Our request to the Taliban is that when they talk about Islam, they let them sit at the negotiating table to reach a final agreement, and this agreement is in the interest of both the Afghan government and the Taliban." 5.- Sahidullah:"I have worked as a policeman for the last eleven years, I have been on duty in different provinces in Afghanistan and I would die for the country. I would protect the country with my last breath."
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that Taliban rule in Afghanistan has made "girlhood illegal", in her keynote speech at an event held by the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg to commemorate the anti-apartheid icon. “The Taliban have made girlhood illegal and it is taking a toll,” she says. IMAGES
Four Afghan women threatened by the Taliban and exiled in neighbouring Pakistan arrive at Roissy airport in Paris, several months after fleeing the Taliban regime that regained power in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. IMAGES
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