Thousands Protest against New Kabul Power Line

Thousands of Afghan Hazaras protest in Kabul over a new power line. Report by Nikhita Chulani. New stories everyday. Subscribe to ODN: ****** Continue the conversation: On Facebook: ****** On Twitter: ****** Add us on Google : ****** Experience the best of ODN: See 2014's Most Watched videos: ****** See 2013's Most Watched Videos: ****** Watch our videos with multi-million views: ******

Raising their voice for more power. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have caused havoc in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Members of ethnic minority group Hazara - demanding that the proposed route of a power line be changed to pass through two areas where many of them live. UPSOT The government decided to shorten the new line - a to bypass some provinces - to save money. That action causing this reaction. While the so-called TUTAP line will benefit Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan - these protestors say they are being overlooked. They believe the new route is a discriminatory move against Hazaras - a community who have long suffered oppression and persecution by al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters. They claim the choice is based on self-interest. Something strongly denied by the national power company DABs and the country's president. Ashraf Ghani now appointing a team to investigate the viability of rerouting the line. Afghanistan is looking first fight Taliban-led insurgency and recover after decades of war. Nearly 70 percent of the population are connect to power lines. And these protestors no longer want to be in that majority.