{"id":351811,"date":"2026-06-12T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/two-killed-in-rare-street-demonstration-for-womens-rights-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:00:34","slug":"two-killed-in-rare-street-demonstration-for-womens-rights-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/two-killed-in-rare-street-demonstration-for-womens-rights-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Two killed in rare street demonstration for women&#8217;s rights in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/inDPlPgxjGI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Two killed in rare street demonstration for women's rights in Afghanistan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inDPlPgxjGI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Video appeared to show Taliban forces shooting at protesters in Herat, Afghanistan as demonstrators took to the streets in a rare protest about women\u2019s rights. Officials made a wave of arrests targeting women and young girls accused of \u201cimproper hijab\u201d, prompting a backlash. \u2060<br \/>\n\u2060Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe organised through WhatsApp groups to defend our sisters,\u201d one organiser told Rukhshana reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. \u201cPeople are angry about the arrests, unemployment and the continued closure of schools.\u201d\u2060<br \/>\n\u2060<br \/>\nWitnesses said Taliban officials fired on the crowd and later deployed special units to disperse the gathering. Two people were killed, three wounded and at least 13 others detained after being beaten, according to local sources.\u2060<br \/>\n\u2060<br \/>\n\u201cToday\u2019s protest, especially with the participation of men after a long time, reflects growing public anger at the Taliban\u2019s five years of systematic targeting of women and girls, and the intensifying repression of personal freedoms across Afghanistan,\u201d said Samira Hamidi, regional campaigner for Amnesty International.\u2060<br \/>\n\u2060<br \/>\nTaliban authorities were contacted for comment. A spokesperson in Herat told the Taliban-controlled National Television that reports about women being detained over their hijab were \u201cbaseless\u201d and no woman had ever been arrested for this reason.\u2060<br \/>\n\u2060<br \/>\nThis story is part of The Guardian\u2019s Rights and Freedom reporting project. \u2060<\/p>\n<p>#afghanistan #taliban #womensrights #hijab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video appeared to show Taliban forces shooting at protesters in Herat, Afghanistan as demonstrators took to the streets in a rare protest about women\u2019s rights. 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