Taliban bans all protests where prior permission has not been granted

The Taliban has announced a ban on all protests in Kabul and other provinces in Afghanistan which have not got prior permission.

The country's new rulers have released a statement saying no one is allowed to go on to the street to protest without authorisation from the justice and interior ministry.

Image: Taliban forces try to stop the protesters, as they shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan

It added that any consequences to those who do so will be their own responsibility.

The announcement comes after Taliban gunmen fired into the air to disperse anti-Pakistan protestors in Kabul on Tuesday.

Video clips showed people running as gunfire was heard. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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People were protesting against the Taliban and Pakistan's alleged interference in Afghanistan's affairs, with the Islamist group calling the neighbouring nation its "second home".

The group also reportedly broke up a women's rights protests in the city on Saturday by firing shots into the air and using tear gas and tasers.

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It came as women marched through the Afghan capital for a second day, demanding their freedoms are guaranteed under the new Islamist regime.

The demonstrations began peacefully with a number of women laying a wreath outside the defence ministry in honour of Afghan soldiers who died fighting the Taliban.

Image: Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul

But as their shouts became louder, Taliban fighters waded into the crowds to ask what the women wanted.

Social media footage then shows members of the special forces firing guns into the air to disperse crowds.

One witness told Reuters that they also used tear gas and Tasers to get the women to flee.

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