Afghan politicians meet with Taliban leaders in Kabul amid protests and other stories

Today we look at protests in Afghanistan as Taliban members meet with political leaders, the GIEI report on human rights abuses during the 2019 Bolivian coup, and more

August 18, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the violence against protestors in Jalalabad city just as Taliban leaders hold talks with Afghan politicians; the report by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (under the IACHR) on the human rights violations committed during the 2019 coup in Bolivia; a report on the deaths of outdoor workers due to heat exposure and lack of safety measures in the US; and a protest in Canada to demand the removal of a statue of John MacDonald for atrocities committed against Indigenous communities.