Africa Business Radio

Dozens of women took to the streets of the capital to demand their right to work, a role in any future government, and a seat at the table in discussions with the Taliban.The protest began with 50 women marching towards the presidential palace.Razia Barakzai, a protester told Al Jazeera that the women were stopped near the entrance to the finance ministry, where the Taliban surrounded them and kept them from continuing on their march towards the palace entrance.Barakzai says the Taliban had employed both pepper spray and tear gas to try and disburse the crowd.Barakzai says the Taliban which tried to encircle the protesters were wearing red banners and carrying guns.