Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government

People from the local Afghan community demonstrate against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, at Syntagma square in Athens, Greece, August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

(Reuters) - A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of protesters.

One of them spoke rapidly at the camera filming them.