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Israeli attacks on Palestine trigger protests in Logar, Kunar
Hundreds of people took part in protest demonstrations in Logar and Kunar provinces to condemn Israeli forces’ attacks on Palestinians. After it suffered the deadliest attack in its history, Israel unleashed a relentless bombing campaign on the Gaza…
Quran’s desecration: More protests erupt in Afghanistan
Thousands of residents on Thursday staged protests in Logar, Kunar and Uruzgan provinces against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands and demanded severe punishment for the perpetrators. In Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central…
US drone strike that killed Zawahiri triggers widespread protests
Protests were carried out across Afghanistan on Friday to condemn Sunday’s drone strike that killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahir in Kabul, calling the attack violation of the country’s sovereignty. On Monday, US President Joe Biden announced that…
Poll results manipulated against money, allege protesters
KABUL candidates Syed Farhad Akbari and Naseema Niyazi on Wednesday rallied in front of the Independent Electoral complaints Commission (IECC) and the UN offices in Kabul against alleged fraud in the October polls. Akbari, who contested the lower house polls…
Protestors shut IEC offices in Kandahar, Balkh
Protestors closed provincial Independent Election Commission (IEC) offices in Kandahar and Balkh provinces on Saturday, warning to keep the offices shut until their demands were accepted. Around 70 protestors in Kandahar, backed by the provincial council head, tribal…
Wolesi Jirga panels to assess protests in the north
KABUL on Wednesday tasked its two commissions with assessing the detention of Nizamuddin Qaisariand and protests in northern provinces seeking his release. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently announced detaining Qaisari, commander of illegal armed group in Faryab, Mohammad Daud…
Thousands protest against Trump’s Jerusalem move
Thousands of people on Sunday protested against the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in Kabul, Nangarhar and Faryab provinces. On Wednesday US President Donald Trump announced he was recognizing the contested city as the…
Hundreds protest Muslim genocide in Myanmar
Hundreds of Afghans on Wednesday protested in two provinces of the country against what they called ‘genocide’ and ‘extermination’ of Muslims in Myanmar. The protestors also hit out at the silence of Muslim countries and international human…
Filmmakers warn of protests over cinema bad condition
KABUL and accused the government of not paying attention to art and culture. Eng. Latif Ahmadi told to a press conference here in Kabul that they would stage protest rallies if the sector was paid no attention. “Our cinema and…
Protests over controversial e-ID cards continue
Like some other provinces, residents of northern Balkh and eastern Kunar provinces also staged rallies on Saturday to push for adding the word “Afghan” to the biometric national identity cards. In Balkh, thousands of people coming from various…
