Jul 23, 2016 18:09 (IST)
Kabul In Lockdown As Hazaras Rally Over Power Line
Authorities locked down central Kabul, blocking major intersections with stacked shipping containers as the protesters sought to march on the presidential palace, waving flags and chanting slogans such as "death to discrimination".
The protest came despite calls by some Hazara leaders in the government to pursue talks with the government over the issue rather than demonstrations, which paralyse normal life in the capital.
Afghan civil order policemen take position as Afghanistan's Hazara minority attend a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan (Reuters Photo)
Authorities locked down central Kabul, blocking major intersections with stacked shipping containers as the protesters sought to march on the presidential palace, waving flags and chanting slogans such as "death to discrimination".
The protest came despite calls by some Hazara leaders in the government to pursue talks with the government over the issue rather than demonstrations, which paralyse normal life in the capital.
Afghan civil order policemen take position as Afghanistan's Hazara minority attend a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan (Reuters Photo)