In Afghanistan there is resistance to the rule of the militant Islamist Taliban.

Clashes broke out during a demonstration for women's rights in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

At least one woman was injured, local journalists reported on Saturday.

In the only province of Pandjir not yet conquered by the Taliban, the fighting continues.

According to videos from local TV stations and activists, the demonstration resulted in chaotic scenes. Around two dozen women had initially demonstrated peacefully near the presidential palace, as can be seen in pictures that were shared on social media. They held signs in their hands that read, for example: “We are not the women of 20 years ago” or “Equality - Justice - Democracy!”.

Videos can be seen how the women are surrounded by 50 or more Taliban security forces and fight screaming duels with the Taliban.

Several of them cough.

A Taliban commander asks over a loudspeaker "... wait, what's the problem, what do you want, there is no problem girls, okay?", While a young woman's voice can be heard in the background asking: "Why are you beating us? ”Local journalists shared the video of a woman with blood running from her head.

 "We are not the women from 20 years ago"

In a video made by activists off the demonstration, a woman says that women educated themselves to work in high-ranking government positions.

“What is our fault that they sidelined us today?” She asks.

The woman who recorded the video said the peaceful protest by women was again suppressed by the Taliban.

They fired warning shots and used tear gas.

The videos and information could not initially be verified independently.

CNN also reported on the women's protest.

Previously, several women had already demonstrated for women's rights in Kabul on Friday.

One participant, Taranum Sajidi, told the German Press Agency on Saturday that the situation forced them to take to the streets and claim their rights.

She has three university degrees and now they want her to stay at home.

The Taliban only wanted women in low positions.

During the Taliban regime between 1996 and 2001, women in Afghanistan were no longer allowed to work and were only allowed to leave the house when accompanied by a male family member. She was forbidden to speak or laugh out loud in public. Girls were also excluded from school. Since the Islamists have repeatedly come to power, many women fear that they will reintroduce similar rules for them.

The leader of a resistance faction against the Taliban said on Saturday that he wanted to continue fighting. "We will never give up the fight for God, freedom and justice," said Achmad Massud on his Facebook page. For five days now, there have been skirmishes between the Taliban and fighters from the National Resistance Front around Punjir, the only province in the country that the Taliban have not yet controlled.

Originally, both sides had said that they wanted to resolve the open question of power through negotiations. A spokesman for the National Resistance Front wrote on Twitter this week that the Taliban had offered Massoud a post in the future government and the protection of his property. However, he refused and justified this with the fact that he was not pursuing any personal interests. So far there have been no statements from the Taliban.

In the past few days, the fighting over Punjir is likely to have intensified. Both sides stated that they inflicted heavy losses on the other side. Pandjir could not be conquered by the Taliban during their first rule between 1996 and 2001. In addition to the bitter resistance of the Northern Alliance, this was also due to the geographical location - the entrance to the valley is narrow and easy to defend.

Probably after false rumors on Friday night that Punjir had fallen, Taliban fighters fired joyful shots for minutes in the capital Kabul. Several people were apparently killed or injured as a result. The hospital of the non-governmental organization Emergency announced on Saturday that it had treated at least ten injured people with gunshot wounds since Friday evening. Two people with gunshot wounds had already been taken to the hospital dead.