Thousands of people staged protest demonstrations in a number of provinces, including Kabul, against Israel’s attacks on Gaza on Friday.
The protests were carried out after Friday prayers in capital Kabul and Balkh, Nangarhar, Paktia, Helmand, Panjshir, Kunar, Herat, Faryab, Jawzjan, Ghazni, Sar-i-Pul and a number of other provinces.
The protesters chanted slogans such as ‘Death to Israel” and “Save Gaza.
Abdul Basir, a participant in the protest in Kabul, told Pajhwok that they took to the streets to support the Palestinian people. He said that they stand with the Palestinian people and defend them.
He condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza and called for a halt to strikes on innocent Palestinians.
Another protester in Kabul, Ahmad Gul, said: “The Palestinians are being oppressed, they are bleeding, we are crying for them, we stand with them and support them.”
Similarly, the imams of mosques in Kabul and provinces also called for an end to the war in Palestine in their sermons.
On October 7, 2023, the war between Hamas and Israeli forces began in Gaza and continues to this day.
According to reports, since the beginning of the war, more than 54,000 Palestinians have lost their lives and more than 123,000 people have been injured in Israeli attacks.
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