Three Dead After Taliban Members Shoot At Demonstrators At Rally in Nangarhar

Local sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban opened fire at demonstrators in the Barikab area along the Torkham-Jalalabad route, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, including a woman, and left four others injured.

A local source reported to the Pashto section of Afghanistan International that the Taliban had been shooting at ordinary people.

Videos received by Afghanistan International show that the main Jalalabad road has been closed due to the protests, and gunfire could be heard in the area.

The Taliban have not yet commented on these protests. The protests started after the Taliban told residents to leave their homes and land, claiming that the land belongs to the government; however, locals say that they had purchased the land, and the Taliban members are forcibly taking it from them.