SHARANA – A physical clash broke out between Afghan Taliban and displacedtribesmen in Barmal district of southeastern Pakika province Monday.

The displaced persons wanted to erect a peace tent in support of a nascentPasthun protection movement in neighboring Pakistan in Laman area of Barmaldistrict, but local Taliban gunmen stopped them from doing so.

An elder of the refugees, Haji Qudratullah from the Wazir tribe, said some2,000 families from south and north Waziristan of Pakistan lived in Barmalsince fleeing a military operation in the region.

He said the refugees wanted to hold a peaceful protest in support ofthe Pashtun movement in Pakistan, but local Taliban intercepted them,leading to a clash between the sided.

He said four protesting people and two Taliban men were wounded in theclash and the rally did not took place.

Another participant, Issa Khan, said the Taliban did not allow them to holdthe rally, but they would emerge again even at the cost of their lives toraise their voice for the movement.

The incident happens a day after the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) held arally in Lahore.