Women took part in rare protest in June

A Taliban security official stands guard in Herat, Afghanistan, a day after the women's rights rally Men and women took to the streets of the western city of Herat in June, days after local Taliban government officials reportedly began arresting women perceived to be "improperly wearing the hijab". Taliban police used live fire to disperse the rare protest against the detention of women accused of violating strict Islamic dress codes, witnesses and protesters said. Medics told the BBC