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Three dead after anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad-witnesses

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Reuters Asia Pacific

August 19, 2021 5:21 AM AEST Last Updated an hour ago

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Aug 18 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and more than a dozen injured after Taliban militants opened fire during protests against the group in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, two witnesses told Reuters.

A Taliban source said one person had been killed in the city, some 150 km (90 miles) to the east of Kabul.

The witnesses said the shooting followed an attempt by local residents to install Afghanistan's national flag at a square in Jalalabad. read more

Video footage shot by Pajhwok Afghan News, a local news agency, showed protesters in the city who were carrying the Afghan flag fleeing with the sound of gunshots in the background.


1/3 People carry Afghan flags as they take part in an anti-Taliban protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 18, 2021 in this screen
grab taken from a video. Pajhwok Afghan News/Handout via REUTERS

A former police official told Reuters separately that four people had been killed and 13 injured in the protests, without giving further details.

It was not immediately possible to verify how the deaths occurred.

"There were some troublemakers who wanted to create issues for us," a Taliban militant present in Jalalabad at the time of the incident told Reuters. "These people are exploiting our relaxed policies."

Taliban spokesmen could not immediately be reached for comment.
Reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar and Rupam Jain in Mumbai; Writing by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Timothy Heritage

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/least-three-dead-following-anti-taliban-protests-jalalabad-witnesses-2021-08-18/
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