Taliban crackdown on dress code protest leaves one dead

A violent crackdown on a protest in western Afghanistan against the arrests of women for allegedly violating dress code regulations has killed at least one person, the United Nations' mission in Afghanistan said Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses said they saw Taliban police open fire during a protest on Tuesday by ... .

The U.N. mission said Wednesday ... "confirmed that at least one person ... ." It said it was also verifying ... .

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