In the province of Nangarhar, Taliban militants* opened fire on participants in a rally in support of the national flag of Afghanistan, RIA Novosti reports.
A local source for the agency said there were casualties and casualties as a result of the Taliban attack. Earlier, a Taliban spokesman* said that civilians in the republic should hand over weapons and ammunition to the members of the group.
Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself the legitimate head of state and called on Afghans to join the resistance against the Taliban militants who seized power in the republic after the withdrawal of the American military contingent.
*-Terrorist organization, banned in the Russian Federation