Afghanistan. Taliban face rare public uprising against their rule in northeastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan. Taliban face rare public uprising against their rule in northeastern Afghanistan
Islamabad — Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban leaders have threatened to militarily suppress unprecedented violent public protests in a northeastern border region against a nationwide ban on poppy cultivation.
The unrest erupted last Friday when the Taliban’s anti-narcotics forces began destroying poppy fields in Badakhshan province, prompting angry farmers to resist it with the support of local residents.
Multiple sources confirmed Sunday that Taliban security forces used firearms to disperse the demonstrators, killing two of them during the two days of protests. (VOA – Voice of America, USA, 05.05.2024)
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