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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

Colourful kites fill London sky in solidarity with people of Afghanistan

Woman waves pink kite that says 'fly with me' at London event
Kite-flying has been part of traditional Afghan culture for hundreds of years, but is now banned by the Taliban. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Hordes of colourful kites soared into the sky over London in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on the second anniversary of the fall of their homeland to the Taliban.

Participants said the event, at Primrose Hill in north London, was intended to demonstrate how “colourful” the culture of Afghanistan once was and to provide “a voice, far from our home” for all the Afghans, especially women and girls, living under the Taliban’s oppressive regime.

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