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On 2 August, more than a thousand of protestors protested in [[Toronto]], Canada, demanding “Stop Pakistan’s Proxy War in Afghanistan”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/canada-pashtuns-hold-anti-pakistan-protest-for-sponsoring-terrorism/videoshow/84982134.cms|title=Canada: Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest for sponsoring terrorism|date=2 August 2021}}</ref> |
On 2 August, more than a thousand of protestors protested in [[Toronto]], Canada, demanding “Stop Pakistan’s Proxy War in Afghanistan”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/canada-pashtuns-hold-anti-pakistan-protest-for-sponsoring-terrorism/videoshow/84982134.cms|title=Canada: Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest for sponsoring terrorism|date=2 August 2021}}</ref> |
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On 11 August, Afghan diaspora in [[Vienna]] protested against Pakistan's "proxy war" in Afghanistan and urged UN to take action against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afghanistantimes.af/afghan-diaspora-hold-protest-against-pakistan-proxy-war-in-vienna/|title=Afghan diaspora hold protest against Pakistan ‘proxy war’ in Vienna|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826035410/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/afghan-diaspora-hold-protest-against-pakistan-proxy-war-in-vienna/|date=11 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> Similar protests were also seen in front of Pakistan's embassy in [[Washington D.C.]] |
On 11 August, Afghan diaspora in [[Vienna]] protested against Pakistan's "proxy war" in Afghanistan and urged UN to take action against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afghanistantimes.af/afghan-diaspora-hold-protest-against-pakistan-proxy-war-in-vienna/|title=Afghan diaspora hold protest against Pakistan ‘proxy war’ in Vienna|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826035410/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/afghan-diaspora-hold-protest-against-pakistan-proxy-war-in-vienna/|date=11 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> Similar protests were also seen in front of Pakistan's embassy in [[Washington D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/stop-proxy-war-afghan-diaspora-to-protest-in-front-of-pak-embassy-in-us-101628771298996.html|title='Stop Proxy War': Afghan diaspora to protest in front of Pakistan embassy in US|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=12 August 2021}}</ref> |
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On 21 August, it was reported that 194 Afghan nationals were arrested in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, on the charges of rioting and anti-Pakistan slogans on 19 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1641776|title=194 Afghans held for rioting in Peshawar|publisher=Dawn|date=21 August 2021}}</ref> |
On 21 August, it was reported that 194 Afghan nationals were arrested in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, on the charges of rioting and anti-Pakistan slogans on 19 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1641776|title=194 Afghans held for rioting in Peshawar|publisher=Dawn|date=21 August 2021}}</ref> |
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On 29 August, almost 800 people protested in front of the [[Hellenic Parliament|Greek Parliament]] in Athens, blaming Pakistan for detriotrating situation in Afghanistan. Protestors shouted slogans such as "Who killed Afghanistan- Pakistan Pakistan" and "Pakistan supports terrorists". This rally later marched to the US Embassy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eminetra.co.uk/800-people-gather-around-the-greek-parliament/671816/|title=800 people gather around the Greek Parliament|publisher=Eminetra}}</ref><ref name="hindust"/> |
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| ⚫ | On 31 August, Afghans living in Belgium protested and shouted slogans against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/afghans-in-belgium-organise-protest-slam-pakistan-for-supporting-taliban-101630381230454.html|title=Afghans in Belgium organise protest, slam Pakistan for supporting Taliban|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=31 August 2021}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 31 August, Afghans living in Belgium protested and shouted slogans against Pakistan. The protestors comprising Afghan diaspora also called for support from the global community.<ref name="hindust">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/afghans-in-belgium-organise-protest-slam-pakistan-for-supporting-taliban-101630381230454.html|title=Afghans in Belgium organise protest, slam Pakistan for supporting Taliban|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=31 August 2021}}</ref> |
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On September 7, hundreds of people chanted 'Death to Pakistan' in Kabul rally. Taliban fired in the air to quell these protests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghanistan: Taliban fire in air after protesters, including women, join anti-Pakistan rally in Kabul |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3147843/afghanistan-taliban-fire-shots-disperse-anti |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> Taliban also arrested the journalists who covered the protests against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taliban arrest journalists, cameramen covering anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/taliban-arrest-journalists-cameramen-covering-anti-pakistan-protest-in-kabul-1850096-2021-09-07 |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> |
On September 7, hundreds of people chanted 'Death to Pakistan' in Kabul rally. Taliban fired in the air to quell these protests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghanistan: Taliban fire in air after protesters, including women, join anti-Pakistan rally in Kabul |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3147843/afghanistan-taliban-fire-shots-disperse-anti |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> Taliban also arrested the journalists who covered the protests against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taliban arrest journalists, cameramen covering anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/taliban-arrest-journalists-cameramen-covering-anti-pakistan-protest-in-kabul-1850096-2021-09-07 |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> |
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Protests against Pakistan's alleged involvement in the ongoing [[Panjshir conflict]] were also seen in Iran, and Washington.<ref name="Telegraph26Aug">{{cite news |title=Afghans Protest Against Taliban, Pakistan In Kabul And Tehran |url=https://iranintl.com/en/world/afghans-protest-against-taliban-pakistan-kabul-and-tehran |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Iran International]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds of Afghans take to Kabul’s streets calling for ‘freedom’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/7/afghanistan-hundreds-take-to-the-street-in-anti-taliban-protest |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph26Aug"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Kabul से लेकर वॉशिंगटन तक Pakistan की हो रही फजीहत! देखें सड़कों पर क्यों उतरे लोग |url=https://www.aajtak.in/world/video/kabul-to-washington-protest-against-pakistan-people-took-to-streets-news-in-hindi-1322988-2021-09-07 |language=Hindi |trans-title=Pakistan's trouble from Kabul to Washington! See why people took to the streets |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> |
Protests against Pakistan's alleged involvement in the ongoing [[Panjshir conflict]] were also seen in Iran, and Washington.<ref name="Telegraph26Aug">{{cite news |title=Afghans Protest Against Taliban, Pakistan In Kabul And Tehran |url=https://iranintl.com/en/world/afghans-protest-against-taliban-pakistan-kabul-and-tehran |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Iran International]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds of Afghans take to Kabul’s streets calling for ‘freedom’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/7/afghanistan-hundreds-take-to-the-street-in-anti-taliban-protest |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph26Aug"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Kabul से लेकर वॉशिंगटन तक Pakistan की हो रही फजीहत! देखें सड़कों पर क्यों उतरे लोग |url=https://www.aajtak.in/world/video/kabul-to-washington-protest-against-pakistan-people-took-to-streets-news-in-hindi-1322988-2021-09-07 |language=Hindi |trans-title=Pakistan's trouble from Kabul to Washington! See why people took to the streets |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=7 September 2021}}</ref> |
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Protesters in Tehran shoted slogans against both the Taliban and Pakistan. Many of the protestors used pictures of [[Ahmad Shah Masoud]] and his son Ahmad Masoud, and chanted "Masoud Will Be Our Leader as Long as We Live." Protestors were holding placards that read “Pakistan, Stop Feeding Terrorism, Taliban.”<ref name="Telegraph26Aug"/> |
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Anti-Pakistan protests are ongoing protests that have taken place in Iran, Afghanistan, the US and elsewhere in opposition to the Pakistani involvement in the war of Afghanistan.
Background
"#SanctionPakistan" became a social media trend from the beginning of August 2021, as Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan of actively supporting the Taliban.[1] The result of Afghans using this anti-Pakistan hashtag led to "wider calls" on the United Nations Security Council to sanction the country for Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism in Afghanistan.[2] As the Taliban insurgency in 2021 grew, Western leaders, including Chris Alexander began to call for sanctions on Pakistan, which have been accompanied by protests in front of Pakistani embassies and consulates throughout the world.[2][3] Pakhtun activist Afrasiab Khattak echoed these sentiments saying that the “Taliban is in a way an instrument of Pakistan’s ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan. Pakistan is very happy with the Taliban advances; Pakistani generals, I mean – the civilian government has no role in shaping policy.”[2] As the Taliban came to occupy most of Afghanistan, protests against Pakistan intensified as nations such as Iran claimed that Pakistan was supporting the Taliban in the Panjshir conflict, the last holdout of the Afghan National Army and Northern Alliance.[3]
Protests
On July 2021, protestors protested in front of Pakistan Embassy in Sweden and alleged Pakistan of involvement in the war in Afghanistan.[4]
On August 1, Afghans protested against Pakistan in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt city, Germany over Pakistan's policy towards Afghanistan. The protestors chanted anti-Pakistani slogans.[5]
On 2 August, more than a thousand of protestors protested in Toronto, Canada, demanding “Stop Pakistan’s Proxy War in Afghanistan”.[6]
On 11 August, Afghan diaspora in Vienna protested against Pakistan's "proxy war" in Afghanistan and urged UN to take action against Pakistan.[7] Similar protests were also seen in front of Pakistan's embassy in Washington D.C.[8]
On 21 August, it was reported that 194 Afghan nationals were arrested in Peshawar, Pakistan, on the charges of rioting and anti-Pakistan slogans on 19 August.[9]
On 29 August, almost 800 people protested in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, blaming Pakistan for detriotrating situation in Afghanistan. Protestors shouted slogans such as "Who killed Afghanistan- Pakistan Pakistan" and "Pakistan supports terrorists". This rally later marched to the US Embassy.[10][11]
On 31 August, Afghans living in Belgium protested and shouted slogans against Pakistan. The protestors comprising Afghan diaspora also called for support from the global community.[11]
On September 7, hundreds of people chanted 'Death to Pakistan' in Kabul rally. Taliban fired in the air to quell these protests.[12] Taliban also arrested the journalists who covered the protests against Pakistan.[13]
Protests against Pakistan's alleged involvement in the ongoing Panjshir conflict were also seen in Iran, and Washington.[14][15][14][16]
Protesters in Tehran shoted slogans against both the Taliban and Pakistan. Many of the protestors used pictures of Ahmad Shah Masoud and his son Ahmad Masoud, and chanted "Masoud Will Be Our Leader as Long as We Live." Protestors were holding placards that read “Pakistan, Stop Feeding Terrorism, Taliban.”[14]
See also
References
- ^ "#SanctionPakistan trends as violence rages in Afghanistan". Al Jazeera. 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c SHAKIL, FM. "Taliban's win could soon be Pakistan's loss". Asia Times.
- ^ a b "Afghans Protest Against Taliban, Pakistan In Kabul And Tehran". Iran International. 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Protest held outside Pak embassy in Sweden against Islamabad's involvement in Afghan proxy war". Yahoo News. 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Afghans protest against Pakistan in Germany". Afghanistan Times. 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Canada: Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest for sponsoring terrorism". 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghan diaspora hold protest against Pakistan 'proxy war' in Vienna". 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021.
- ^ "'Stop Proxy War': Afghan diaspora to protest in front of Pakistan embassy in US". Hindustan Times. 12 August 2021.
- ^ "194 Afghans held for rioting in Peshawar". Dawn. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "800 people gather around the Greek Parliament". Eminetra.
- ^ a b "Afghans in Belgium organise protest, slam Pakistan for supporting Taliban". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Taliban fire in air after protesters, including women, join anti-Pakistan rally in Kabul". South China Morning Post. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Taliban arrest journalists, cameramen covering anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul". India Today. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Afghans Protest Against Taliban, Pakistan In Kabul And Tehran". Iran International. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Hundreds of Afghans take to Kabul's streets calling for 'freedom'". Al Jazeera. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Kabul से लेकर वॉशिंगटन तक Pakistan की हो रही फजीहत! देखें सड़कों पर क्यों उतरे लोग" [Pakistan's trouble from Kabul to Washington! See why people took to the streets]. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.