Taliban called on imams to appeal for unity as protests in Afghanistan reaches Kabul

Afghanistan`s imams have been urged to appeal for unity as protests from other cities gradually spills over to Kabul. While, incidents of sporadic violence has been reported due to clashes between protesters and Taliban militants in several cities.

KABUL: The Taliban called on Afghanistan`s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul. Several people were killed when Taliban militants fired on a crowd in the eastern city of Asadabad, a witness said. Another witness reported gunshots near a rally in Kabul, but they appeared to be Taliban firing into the air. On the day Afghanistan celebrates its independence from British control in 1919, a social media video showed a crowd of men and women in Kabul waving black, red and green national flags. "Our flag, our identity," they shouted.