Protesters injured during demonstration against Taliban-imposed dress code for women

A crackdown by authorities in Afghanistan on a protest against the detention of women over dress code violations reportedly left at least three people injured.

A crackdown by Afghan authorities on a protest against the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations reportedly left at least three people injured on Tuesday.

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Eyewitnesses said armed police opened fire during the protest by more than 100 people in the city of Herat.

Protests are rare in Afghanistan, which has been run by the Taliban since 2021 in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. It has since imposed rules governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic, or Sharia, law.