Thousands protest against Taliban in Kandahar over evictions

People hold a protest march against the Taliban's decision to force them to leave their homes in Kandahar, Afghanistan September 14, 2021, in this still image taken from video. ASVAKA News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local television footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony.

Protesters gathered in front of the governor's house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony, according to the former government official who witnessed the crowds.