Thousands of people rallied in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, against Pakistan on Thursday, supporting Afghan security forces.
Afghan forces pulled down a border gate following a seven-hour clash with Pakistani troops in the Goshta district of the province. One Afghan border policeman – Qasim Mujahid – was martyred in the high-stakes clash.
As the victim’s body was carried for burial, thousands of protestors in the city chanted anti-Pakistan slogans.
One demonstrator, Rahmatullah, said the protestors held soldiers’ portraits in a show of support for the security personnel.
He added that all shops in the city were closed as people streamed to the venue of funeral prayers for the policeman, a resident of Khewa district, who was killed in the overnight skirmish in Goshta.