VIDEOS: 18 Aug: Russia Today: Taliban reportedly fire on civilians in Jalalabad, killing two, after protesters tear down Islamist standard and raise Afghan flag
The Taliban has reportedly opened fire on civilians in the city of Jalalabad and killed two, as people protested against the Islamist group’s occupation, tearing down their flag and replacing it with the Afghan colors...
Media reports, including from Al Jazeera, suggest that at least two people have died and a further 12 were injured in the shooting. According to reporters on the ground, many of the city’s residents had objected to the replacement of the flag of Afghanistan with the Taliban banner...
Several people, including journalists, on Twitter claimed to have identified one of the men who died as the head of Sahar Broadcasting Association, calling him a martyr for the nation...
Since the Taliban takeover, there have also been protests in Khost and Asadabad...
https://www.rt.com/news/532383-taliban-afghanistan-open-fire/
Tearing down the Taliban flag is nice, but will get you shot.
They needed to shoot the Taliban first. Then tear down the flag.