Hundreds of Afghans risked Taliban attack on Tuesday in a march for justice over last year's disputed election results along a route where insurgents often launch hit-and-run ambushes.
The march from the neighbouring province of Wardak to Kabul, took place along the southern Afghanistan highway, where military convoys often come under attack from local Taliban militants.
The demonstrators -- mostly supporters of candidates disputing last year's controversial parliamentary elections -- walked for several hours before stopping at a temporary protest camp in Kabul's southwestern suburbs.
"We walked for hours. Our rally is not only against the election results but it's for the rule of law and for justice, we want justice, the people of Afghanistan want justice," Daud Sultanzoi, one of the key organisers told AFP.
He said a bigger rally would be held in the capital on Wednesday.
Siddiq Siddiqi, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said up to 400 people took part in the rally. Almost all were men and boys.
Afghanistan held its second post-Taliban parliamentary elections last year in September but the results have been heavily disputed.
Since then, the war-torn country, plagued by an Islamist insurgency waged by the Taliban, has seen regular political unrest including street protests.
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