Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.
Since seizing power on 15 August last year, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during the two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan.
Some women protesters who took refuge in nearby shops were chased and beaten by Taliban fighters with their rifle butts. "Justice, justice. We're fed up with ignorance," chanted the protesters, many of them not wearing face veils, before they dispersed. After seizing power, the Taliban had promised a softer version of the harsh Islamist rule that characterised their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001.Tens of thousands of girls have been shut out of secondary schools, while women have been barred from returning to many government jobs.
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