: Afghanistan: At least two killed in Asadabad after Taliban open fire on protestors #IndiaNEWS At least two people were killed and eight were injured on Thursday after the Taliban opened fired on Afghans

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Afghanistan: At least two killed in Asadabad after Taliban open fire on protestors #IndiaNEWS
At least two people were killed and eight were injured on Thursday after the Taliban opened fired on Afghans celebrating their independence day in Asadabad city, Al Jazeera reported.It was, however, not clear if the deaths were due to the Taliban firing or from a stampede, a witness, Mohammed Salim, told Reuters. “Hundreds of people came out on the streets,� Salim said. “At first I was scared and didn’t want to go but when I saw one of my neighbours joined in, I took out the flag I have at home.�He added: “Several people were killed and injured in the stampede and firing by the Taliban.�In a similar incident on Wednesday, the Taliban had shot dead three people protesting against the replacement of Afghanistan’s flag with the hardline group’s banner in Jalalabad. Twelve others were injured.The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday, entering the presidential palace in the capital Kabul and ending an insurgent offensive that ripped through the country in 10 days. The group made swift advances and captured key Afghan cities even as foreign troops prepared to withdraw from the country by the end of August.Following the takeover, residents have taken to the streets in many Afghan cities to protest against the Taliban, according to Reuters.These incidents of...Read more

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