Protest against TAD forces Af-Pak trade suspension
A protest against newly-enforced travel condition for truckers has forced the suspension of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan via the Torkham crossing.
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Casualties as Pakistani forces open fire at Bannu protesters
A number of people reportedly suffered casualties when Pakistani soldiers opened fire at protesters in Bannu districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. Tens of thousands of people staged a protest demonstration against a recently launched military…
Tens of thousands rally against military offensive in Bannu
Tens of thousands of people on Friday staged a protest demonstration in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a recently launched military operation. Videos and photos of the protest are making rounds on social media, with…
Torkham gate closure triggers protest in Nangarhar
JALALABAD (Pajhwok)): Tribal elders and youths belonging to Momand Dara and Shinwari districts of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday protested against the closure of the Torkham gate. The protesters, who had gathered near the gate, chanted anti-Pakistan slogans and said…
Women protesting beauty salon ban forcibly dispersed
Security forces on Wednesday prevented dozens of women from protesting against the ban on beauty salons in Kabul city using tasers and shot their guns into the air. The Vice and Virtue and Complaints Ministry on June 26…
Female Badakhsan university students stage protest
Some female students of the university in Badakhshan province staged a protest demonstration after officials of the vice and virtue department did not allow them to enter the campus without wearing burqa or niqab. One of the students…
Fresh wave of militancy triggers protest in Swat
A fresh wave of insurgency in Pakistan’s northwestern valley of Swat has triggered an angry protest from local residents and political figures. Many people, including elders, youth and political activists took to the streets in Matta sub-district on…
Khost: Doctors, health workers close OHPM office in protest
Doctors and paramedical staff of the provincial civil hospital and dozens of health clinics in districts on Monday closed the door of the Organization for Health Promotion and Management (OHPM) office in southeastern Khost province in protest.…
Kabul women protest against new hijab rules
A number of women on Tuesday protested in capital Kabul against the new hijab rules, while the Ministry of Vice and Virtue says that hijab is an Islamic rule and is mandatory. According to the decree the caretaker…
Islamic University students want migrated to other varsities
Dozens of students of the private Islamic University in capital Kabul on Thursday staged a protest, seeking their migration to other universities as their university has no operational license. The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), on the other…
Former judges ask govt to determine their fate
Former government judges on Wednesday held a protest meeting in Kabul, saying the government should determine their fate. They said their fate remained unknown for the last six month and the government should resolve this issue. One of…
Kabul rally asks US to reconsider decision on Afghan reserves
Some Afghan sports persons on Wednesday staged a protest rally in capital Kabul against US President Joe Biden’s decision on Afghanistan reserves, saying the US president has no authority to take such a decision. Tens of Afghan youth…
Kabul women condemn Biden’s order on Afghanistan assets
The Afghan Women's Organization for Peace and Freedom has termed the US President Joe Biden’s decision regarding Afghanistan's foreign exchange reserves as unjust. President Joe Biden has moved to freeze about $7bn in assets held in US financial…
Dozens protest in Kabul against UAE’s refusal to issue visas
A large number of people on Monday protested in Kabul, asking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to start the visa process as they could not travel to the gulf nation where they have families and businesses. The protest…
World should unfreeze Afghan assets: Laghman disables
People with disabilities in eastern Laghman province on Sunday staged a protest rally in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital, calling on the international community to release Afghanistan's frozen assets. The protestors also called on the Taliban to give them…
Kabul rally seeks release of frozen Afghanistan money
A number of people on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration in Kabul, asking the United States to lift sanctions on Afghanistan and release the country’s frozen assets as soon as possible. About four months ago, when the republican…
Kabul women rally for right to education, work
Women rallied in Kabul on Thursday for resolving people’s economic problems and allowing women’s participation in politics. Dozens of women and girls from "Women's Spontaneous Movement" protested in front of Shahr-i-Naw Park, chanting "save Afghanistan from a humanitarian…
Protesters in Khost urge world to unfreeze Afghanistan assets
Residents of southeastern Khost province on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration and called on the international community to release the frozen money and recognize the current Afghan government. The protesters, numbering in hundreds, marched in the central…
Afghan students protest outside Pakistan embassy
A number of successful Afghan students on Pakistani scholarships staged a protest rally on Monday in response to the issuance of visas by the Pakistani embassy in Kabul. The students say two months had passed their classes began…
Kabul: DABS workers protest for unpaid salaries
Dozens of Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) employees on Monday staged a protest in Kabul over non-payment of their salaries. One of the protesters, Saleem, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they had not received their salaries for the…
Khost protest calls for unfreezing of Afghanistan money
A huge gathering of people in southeastern Khost province on Thursday demonstrated in support of Taliban and asked for unfreezing of Afghanistan money. The demonstrators gathered in Sargardan Square in Khost city, the provincial capital, chanted slogans…
