2021–2022 Afghan protests

2021–2022 Afghanistan protests
2021–2022 Afghanistan protests
Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
Date	17 August 2021 – 16 January 2022 and 22–24 December 2022
Location	Afghanistan
Caused by	Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan; Lack of representation for women and minorities in new government;
Goals	Improvement of women's rights in Afghanistan, particularly in education.; Stopping human rights abuses committed by the Taliban;
Methods	Demonstrations, protests
Resulted in	Government crackdown Protests suppressed by force;
Parties
Anti-Taliban protesters; Supported by:; National Resistance Front of Afghanistan	Government of Afghanistan Pro-Taliban counterprotesters;
Lead figures
	No centralized leadership Hibatullah Akhundzada; Sirajuddin Haqqani;
Casualties
Death(s)	At least 10 protesters
Injuries	100+
Arrested	At least 6 journalists; later released

Protests in Afghanistan held by Islamic democrats and feminists against the treatment of women by the Taliban began on 17 August 2021, following the fall of Kabul. Supported by the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, the protesters also demanded decentralization, multiculturalism, social justice, labor, education, and food. Pro-Taliban counterprotests also took place.

The Taliban suppressed the protests with increasing violence as time went on, and began kidnapping activists. This policy ultimately resulted in the gradual end of the protests, with the last one in Kabul occurring on 16 January 2022. 2022 saw few protests until the December ban on women attending university, which led to protests in multiple cities that were quickly suppressed with force.