IN PHOTOS: Afghan nationals in Delhi protest against Taliban takeover

As the Taliban has taken total and complete control of Afghanistan, Afghan refugees residing in India staged a protest in Delhi against the Taliban's takeover and also raised slogans against Pakistan for covertly supporting the newly formed Taliban government. All pics/Pallav Paliwal and AFP

Updated On: 2021-09-11 08:43 AM IST

A kid holds a placard during a protest against Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, in Delhi. Pic/Pallav Paliwal

Afghan nationals staging a protest in New Delhi against the Taliban's takeover of their motherland. Pic/Pallav Paliwal

The Afghans gathered in Delhi's Chanakyapuri area and protested carrying posters and banners. They wanted to go to the Pakistani High Commission but were not allowed by the Delhi Police. Pic/Pallav Paliwal

With the sudden fall of the civilian govt, many Afghans have fled the country as they are fearing for their safety and security. US military also left Afghanistan on August 31. Pic/ AFP

A man holding a placard wants sanctions against Pakistan. According to reports, the Pakistan govt is covertly helping the Taliban govt in Afghanistan. Pakistan PM Imran Khan had said Afghans have broken 'shackles of slavery' after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani dispensation. Pic/AFP

Women protestors can be seen holding a placard with 'freedom' written over it. In the newly formed Taliban govt, there is not a single woman inducted into the ministry. Pic/AFP

On September 9, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti at the UN Security Council Debate on Afghanistan termed the situation in Afghanistan 'very fragile'. Pic/AFP

At the UN meeting, India also said it is important that the Taliban adheres to its commitment to not allow the use of the Afghan soil for terrorism, including from terror groups designated under Security Council resolution 1267 that lists Pakistan-based outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed

Recently, hundreds of Afghan men and women took to the streets of Kabul to protest against the Taliban while shouting anti-Pakistan slogans (Death to Pakistan) over Islamabad’s interference in Afghanistan’s affairs

Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, as well as the Haqqani Network, are proscribed terror entities under UNSC resolution 1267 (1999) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaeda, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities. Pic/AFP

There are about 14 such members in the interim government of Afghanistan who are on the UN's list of designated terrorists. These include caretaker Prime Minister Mullah Hassan and both his representatives. Pic/AFP

'Pakistan has been sending terrorists to our country for the last 40 years. They have torn our country into pieces. Pakistan's army is present in Afghanistan. All these Talibanis are Pakistanis,' said Afghan protesters to news agency IANS. Pic/AFP

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