Striking photos show black-clad veiled Afghan women attending a pro-Taliban rally in Kabul

Veiled students hold Taliban flags as they listen women speakers before a pro-Taliban rally at the Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul on September 11, 2021.Aamir Qureshi/Getty Images

• Images show veiled Afghan women attending pro-Taliban events in Kabul on Saturday.
• The women were covered head-to-toe, in accordance with Taliban policy, with some wearing black gloves.
• The images have sparked a debate about personal choice and freedom.

Afghan women wearing face veils and covered head-to-toe attended events supporting the Taliban in Kabul on Saturday.

The women attended an event at a university, in which women speakers spoke in favor of the country's new leaders, before taking to the streets for a pro-Taliban rally with banners proclaiming, in English, "We don't want co-education" and "we are satisfied with the attitude and behavior of Mujahideens."

The images are in stark contrast to other women-led protests that have taken place around the country in defiance of the Taliban.

The images of the pro-Taliban women have sparked a debate about personal choice and freedom.