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Three Dead After Taliban Open Fire On Protesters In Jalalabad

Emily Zanotti
Three Dead After Taliban Open Fire On Protesters In Jalalabad
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At least three people were killed late Wednesday when the Taliban opened fire on protesters who were carrying the Afghan flag and demanding an end to Taliban rule in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

“Three people were killed and more than a dozen injured after Taliban militants opened fire during protests against the group in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday,” according to sources on the ground that spoke to Reuters. “A Taliban source said one person had been killed in the city, some 150 km (90 miles) to the east of Kabul.”

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