‘Gaza not alone’: Taliban stages anti-Israel demonstrations across Afghanistan

Afghan men holding Taliban flags and Palestinian national flags take part in an anti-Israel protest, after the Friday prayers in front of a mosque resembling the :Dome of the Rock," at Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop, in Kabul on May 30, 2025. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP)
Afghan men holding Taliban flags and Palestinian national flags take part in an anti-Israel protest, after the Friday prayers in front of a mosque resembling the :Dome of the Rock," at Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop, in Kabul on May 30, 2025. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP)

Thousands of Afghans protest across the country against the Israeli bombardment of Hamas in Gaza, responding to a nationwide call by the Taliban authorities.

Large crowds gather in several cities after prayers waving Palestinian flags and burning pictures of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“We are out in support with Gaza. And to show the world that Gaza is not alone, we are standing with them. Wherever Muslims are oppressed, we strongly defend them and condemn it,” says 28-year-old Jannat, who goes by one name, in the capital Kabul.

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