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31 university students sentenced to jail for insulting national flag

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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least 31 Nangarhar University students accused of insulting the national flag have been awarded jail terms, an official said on Sunday.

Some months back, hundreds of Nangarhar University students staged a protest in support of militants and insulted Afghanistan’s national flag.

After the protest, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested dozens of students and referred them to prosecutors. Appellant Court head Abdul Wali Qazizada sentenced 31 students from five months to two years in . . .

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