Afghan refugees on Tuesday held a demonstration in Delhi against the Taliban where they also raised anti-Pakistan, anti-Taliban slogans. The protesters displayed placards that read "Terrorism and Pakistan are same side of a coin" and "ISI leave Afghanistan". Pics/Pallav Paliwal, PTI
Updated On: 2021-09-16 12:39 PM IST
Earlier on August 15, when the Taliban gained control over the capital city of Kabul, anti-Pakistan protests across the globe were organised against Islamabad's role in helping the Taliban. Pic/PTI
The protesters carried placards that read "Pakistan developed Taliban" and raised slogans against the Taliban in New Delhi on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
"The ISI is interfering in our country. ISI Chief went to Afghanistan (during the takeover)," a protester said. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
Another protest said, "we want India to support us against Pak terrorism. We are protesting against the Taliban and ISI". Pic/Pallav Paliwal
Since the Taliban toppled the US-backed Ashraf Ghani government to take control of Afghanistan on 15 August, rallies and protests supporting the rights of Afghan citizens and denouncing the Taliban rule have flared in several countries across the world. Protests were held in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, and Austria against the Taliban, condemning their aggressive advance and atrocities in Afghanistan. Pic/PTI
Meanwhile, thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony. Protesters gathered in front of the governor's house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony. Pic/PTI
