Taliban forces have fired pepper spray at a group of women protesting in Afghanistan’s capital to demand rights to work and education. The Taliban authorities have blocked female public sector employees from returning to work, many secondary schools have still not reopened for girls.

One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stopped

Summary

Taliban forces have fired pepper spray at a group of women protesting in Afghanistan’s capital to demand rights to work and education.
Since seizing control of the country by force in August, the Taliban authorities have imposed creeping restrictions on Afghans, especially on women.
About 20 women gathered in front of Kabul University on Sunday, chanting “equality and justice” and carrying banners that read “women’s rights, human rights”, an AFP correspondent reported.
The protest was later dispersed by the Taliban fighters, who arrived at the scene in several vehicles, three of the protesters told AFP.
The hardline Islamist group have banned unsanctioned protests and have frequently intervened to forcefully break up rallies demanding rights for women.