Police Stop Protests in Herat, Afghanistan

阿富汗赫拉特警方制止抗議活動

Jun 9, 2026, 19:08
AsiaWorld

Introduction

On June 9, police in Herat stopped a protest. People protested because the police arrested women for their clothes.

6月9日，赫拉特警方制止了一場抗議。民眾抗議是因為警方逮捕了因服裝問題而被指違規的女性。

Main Body

The government arrested 16 to 30 women and girls. These women did not wear the correct clothes. The law says women must cover their faces and bodies in public.

政府逮捕了16到30名女性與女孩。這些女性沒有穿著正確的服裝。法律規定女性在公共場合必須遮住面部與身體。

People saw police use sticks and guns to stop the protest. Some people say a woman and a child died. Many other people were hurt.

民眾目擊警方使用棍棒與槍械來制止抗議。有些人稱一名女性與一名兒童死亡。許多其他人受傷。

Police leaders say no one died. They say they only wanted to keep the city safe. The UN says the police used too much force.

警方領導層表示沒有人死亡。他們聲稱僅僅是想維持城市安全。聯合國則表示警方使用了過量武力。

Conclusion

The government says one thing, but witnesses say another. The police used force to stop people from complaining about the laws.

政府說一套，但目擊者卻說另一套。警方使用武力來阻止民眾對法律表達不滿。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'WHO DID WHAT' PATTERN

To reach A2, you must describe events clearly. Look at how the text tells a story using Subject + Action + Person/Thing.

Examples from the text:

  • Police (Who) →\rightarrow stopped (Did) →\rightarrow a protest (What).
  • The government (Who) →\rightarrow arrested (Did) →\rightarrow women (Who).
  • The UN (Who) →\rightarrow says (Did) →\rightarrow the police used force (What).

💡 QUICK RULE: Past vs. Present

When we talk about things that are finished, we often add -ed to the end of the action word:

StopightarrowextStopped\text{Stop} ightarrow ext{Stopped} ArrestightarrowextArrested\text{Arrest} ightarrow ext{Arrested} ProtestightarrowextProtested\text{Protest} ightarrow ext{Protested}

⚠️ Watch out! Some words change completely. In this text, 'die' becomes 'died', but if you see 'say', it stays 'say' for people who are speaking now, or becomes 'said' for the past.

Vocabulary Learning

protest (n.)
An event where people show they disagree with something
Example:The students organized a protest to ask for better books.
arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away because they think the person broke the law
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
correct (adj.)
Right or according to the rules
Example:Please make sure you use the correct address on the letter.
public (adj.)
An area where anyone can go, like a street or a park
Example:It is important to be polite in public places.
force (n.)
Strong physical power or violence
Example:The police used force to open the locked door.
witnesses (n.)
People who see an event happen
Example:The witnesses told the police what the accident looked like.
complaining (v.)
Saying that you are unhappy about something
Example:He is always complaining about the cold weather.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→