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Uprising for Change was not sufficiently well organised and was "vulnerable and exposed" to cooptation and manipulation by established political parties and opportunist politicians. On 3 July 2017, Asar Hakimi of
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at a funeral of one of the 2 June victims, and subsequent police violence. On 11 June 2017, the commander of the Kabul
Garrison, Ahmadzai, and Kabul police chief Hassan Shah Frogh were suspended from duty following the protests. In March 2018, Uprising for Change called for the Afghan government to
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responded by organising public meetings with representatives of civil society, summarising highlights of the meetings that criticised the tent sit-ins, and refusing to suspend suspected perpetrators. A parliamentary commission was prepared, calling for investigations and prosecutions. On 11 June,
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came to the tents and publicly declared opposition to the police attacks, but "avoided" public signs of participation during the days that followed. On 21 June 2017, one of the
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On 3 June, the day that the name
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In June 2017, activists in
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On 3 July 2017, Uprising for Change held a driving rally protest around Kabul, flying flags and honking horns for two hours, calling for prosecution of those responsible for ordering the use of live fire by security forces in June. The protesters also called for the head of the
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and government roadblocks set up in response created considerable traffic blockage. Uprising for Change mitigated public frustration and took into account mediation efforts by reducing the number of tents from seven to one.
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criticised the "continuation of violence" by the authorities. On 22 June, the
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protest tents, reaching a total of seven tents on 6 June, each typically occupied by "a few dozen people". Similar tents were set up in towns in
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