Photos: Afghan Women Are Protesting For Their Rights

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Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul on Sept. 3.





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Protesters march in Kabul on Wednesday, a day after the Taliban announced their all-male interim government. At left, a protester carries a sign with a photo showing Banu Negar, a pregnant policewoman who was killed in front of her relatives early this week in Ghor province. Family members accused the Taliban of carrying out the killing.





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Taliban members try to stop the advance of protesters marching through Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood on Wednesday.





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Afghan women take part in a protest march for their rights under the Taliban rule in Kabul on Sept. 3.





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Afghan women chant slogans in front of Taliban fighters during an anti-Pakistan demonstration near the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday. The Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse crowds.





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A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan women take part in an anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul on Wednesday. At far right, a protester holds a sign with a photo of Banu Negar.





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Afghans march toward the presidential building in Kabul in a protest against Pakistan on Tuesday.





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Afghans march toward the presidential building in Kabul in a protest against Pakistan on Tuesday.


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