Two women have been killed during a rare public protest in Kabul, marking the deadliest crackdown since the Taliban’s return to power. The demonstration, organised by underground women’s rights groups, saw dozens of women marching through the streets demanding the right to work and education. Taliban security forces fired on the crowd, claiming they were responding to an “unlawful assembly.
” Witnesses report that live ammunition was used, with two women shot in the chest and head. The incident underscores the regime’s escalating intolerance of dissent, particularly from women, whose freedoms have been systematically stripped away. International condemnation has been swift, but the Taliban remains defiant, citing internal security threats.
As the world watches, this tragedy may mark a turning point in the struggle for Afghan women’s rights, but the path forward looks bleak.
