Taliban faces growing dissent as protests spread in Afghan cities

National flag hoisted in defiance of Islamist group

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People carry the national flag at a protest held during the Afghan Independence Day in Kabul. © Reuters

NEW DELHI (Financial Times) -- The Taliban was facing growing signs of dissent in several cities as Afghans carried the national flag in a second day of protests that led to reports of at least two deaths.

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