Afghanistan A government official in the Eastern Province said on Thursday Nangarhar In a demonstration, many people died when The Taliban Protests erupted in the area following the authorities ordered several houses to be vacated for the construction of a building.
According to the news agency AFP Torkham At the border point, the head of the Department of Information and Culture, Arafat Mahajir, says that ‘Taliban authorities have taken the provincial capital Jalal Abad And pAkstani The residents were ordered to vacate the land for the construction of a new Customs Department building on the inter-border road.
However, the residents of the area responded with violence in which one Taliban official was killed while three people illegally occupying the land were also killed in the incident.
Arafat Mahajir further said that the main highway from Jalalabad to Torkham was also closed due to the protests and clashes.
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According to eyewitness Jameel Katwal: ‘The authorities say the land is government property, but the residents, who belong to the Kuchi ethnic group, say they have the documents.’
“Three people died and some others were injured,” he told the AFP news agency, citing residents who participated in the protest.
He further said that ‘if the issues are not resolved, the protest will continue.’
Since the Taliban took power in August 2021, there have been few reports of protests in Afghanistan.
Last week, protests broke out in northeastern Badakhshan following clashes between Taliban security personnel and residents over the clearing of poppy crops left two people dead.
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2024-07-21 12:17:31
