Kabul- On Sunday, March 26, a group of women held a protest in Kabul against the misogynous policies of the Taliban. However, the Taliban forces attacked them, arresting four women named Fatemeh Mohammadi, Malali Hashemi, Ruqia Saei and Yaqut Mandage.

‘We took to the streets to demand our rights’

Mahjoub Habibi, one of the women participated in the protest, spoke to NuJINHA about what had happened on March 26.

“We flocked to the streets of Kabul around 10 am. We did not give any information to the press outlets about our march because we did not want to be blocked by the Taliban forces before the march. However, the Taliban forces attacked us and surrounded us in a few minutes. Most of us managed to escape, but they arrested four of us. I do not understand why the Taliban is afraid of women holding peaceful protests. We took to the streets to demand our right to education and work and to denounce the rights violations against us, women and girls,” Mahjoub Habibi told NuJINHA.

Stressing that they would keep struggling for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Mahjoub Habibi said, “No matter how much we are oppressed, arrested and tortured, we, as Afghan women, will keep struggling for our rights.”