SAA event in Herat area, Afghanistan on Tue 9th June 2026

On June 9, at least two people, including a woman and a child, were killed and many others wounded after Taliban opened fire on protesters in Herat city of Herat Province, reports Amu TV. The violence erupted after residents took to the streets to protest the detention of women and girls accused of violating the Taliban’s dress code.The demonstration began in Jebrail township, a predominantly Hazara area northwest of Herat city, where men and women gathered in support of women who had been detained by members of the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Taliban opened fire near an intersection known as Bahar-e Zendagi as protesters marched through the area. Several demonstrators were wounded, and Taliban forces continued firing in an effort to disperse the crowd, according to local residents.Taliban have not publicly commented on the shootings but have claimed no arrests has been done.