Afghan police disperse women's rights rally in Herat

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Afghan police disperse women's rights rally in Herat

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Afghan police dispersed a rare women's rights rally in Herat amid new restrictions against women. Authorities denied reports of protesters being dispersed with live fire.

Afghan men held a rare rally Tuesday in the western city of Herat over new restrictions against women, with police denying witness accounts to AFP that protesters were dispersed with live fire.

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