Event Brief
Taliban open fire during Herat hijab protest
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Summary: Taliban security personnel fired to disperse a small protest in Herat supporting arrested women over dress code.
WHO: Taliban security personnel
WHAT: Opened fire and used force to disperse a protest supporting women arrested for dress code violations
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
WHERE: Herat, Afghanistan
WHY: The protest supported women arrested for going out in public without a full chador cloak or face-covering burqa
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