Hundreds of Afghans, many of them women, have protested in Kabul, chanting slogans against neighboring Pakistan and expressing support for rebels in the last part of the country resisting Taliban rule.
Video posted online showed protesters near the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul holding signs saying"#SanctionPakistan" and"#StandWithPanjshir." Elsewhere on a street near the Iranian and Turkish embassies, video emerged of Taliban fighters firing into the air to disperse the protests.
Pakistan and its intelligence service, the Inter-Services Intelligence , have a long history of ties to the Taliban. The head of the ISI, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, visited Kabul over the weekend. At a news conference Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Hameed had met with Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group's political leader, but said no country would be allowed to interfere in Afghanistan's affairs.
A similar protest in Kabul on Saturday was suppressed by Taliban fighters who used rifle butts and tear gas against the women.
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