Sources told 8am that Taliban in Kandahar threatened people who shared the pharmacists' protest on social media, and some deleted their posts. Taliban fighters
Summary
Sources told 8am that Taliban in Kandahar threatened people who shared the pharmacists' protest on social media, and some deleted their posts. Taliban fighters went to the Naw Sarak medicine market to seize Pakistani medicines. They reportedly fired on protesting pharmacists, wounding six civilians and five Taliban fighters. The Taliban also detained 21 officials and employees of pharmaceutical companies for allegedly organizing the protest.
Where
We record how precisely an event can be placed, because "somewhere in the province" and "this street" are different claims.
Placed to district level. Sources name the district; no coordinates have been established, and the exact address is withheld.
Legal classification
Each code names the treaty provision the conduct engages, so the assignment can be checked rather than trusted.
Suppression of press / journalists · primary
ICCPR Art. 19; UDHR Art. 19
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Arbitrary arrest / detention
ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Killing of civilians in attack
ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Forced displacement / eviction
ICCPR Art. 12; ICESCR Art. 11
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Arbitrary detention, Civilian casualties, Property destruction
Sources
One report only. Nothing corroborates it yet, which is why this entry is graded single-source rather than confirmed.
How this entry was made
Automated collection finds candidate events. It never publishes one. This entry has not been accepted as confirmed — the stage it stopped at is shown below.
Cite this entry
Quote the identifier and the grade. A grade can change if new sourcing arrives, so include your retrieval date.
Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Sources told 8am that Taliban in Kandahar threatened people who shared the pharmacists' protest on social media, and some deleted their posts. Taliban fighters ”, entry AHRC-2026-1111-KAN-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-11-11. Retrieved 12 November 2026.