Kathmandu, Nepal—Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and
Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025, a day after a police crackdown on demonstrations over social media prohibitions and corruption by the government.
Nepali youth protesters set fire to parliament on September 9 as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed. / The erroneous mention appearing in the metadata of this photo by Anup OJHA has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: instead of . Please immediately remove the erroneous mention from all your online services and delete it from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. Kathmandu, Nepal—Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister to quit in the worst violence to hit the Himalayan nation in two decades. Protests had begun Monday in the Nepali capital against the government’s ban on social media and over corruption, but escalated into an outpouring of rage nationwide with government buildings set on fire after a deadly crackdown claimed at least 19 lives.The rapid descent into chaos shocked many, and Nepal’s military warned against “activities that could lead the country into unrest and instability” in the country of 30 million people. Soldiers issued orders via loudspeakers on the streets, as tanks rumbled past the carcasses of burnt vehicles and tyres. The army warned Wednesday that “vandalism, looting, arson, or attacks on individuals and property in the name of protest will be treated as punishable crimes.” Kathmandu’s airport is expected to resume operations later on Wednesday at 6:00 pm , manager Hansa Raj Pandey told Nepali media. Smoldering plumes of smoke rose from the government buildings, residences of politicians, supermarkets and other buildings targeted by protesters, an Agence France Presse reporter said Wednesday.“It is quiet today, the army is on the streets in all places,” one soldier inspecting cars at a makeshift street checkpoint said, who could not be named as he was not authorised to speak to reporters. Gangs on Tuesday had attacked and set fire to the house of KP Sharma Oli, the 73-year-old, four-time prime minister and leader of the Communist Party.‘Call it off’ Nepali Army chief, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, has appealed for talks, in a video message issued late Tuesday. “To provide the nation with a peaceful resolution, we urge all groups involved in the protest to call it off and engage in dialogue,” he said. The International Crisis Group called it a “major inflection point in the country’s uneasy experience with democratic rule.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged “restraint to avoid a further escalation of violence,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of neighboring India said that the “stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to us.”“The protesters, leaders who are trusted by them and the army should come together to pave the way for a caretaker government,” constitutional lawyer Dipendra Jha told AFP. Crisis Group analyst Ashish Pradhan echoed that, saying a “transitional arrangement will now need to be charted out swiftly and include figures who still retain credibility with Nepalis, especially the country’s youth.” But with the speed of the youth-led uprising, it remained unclear who the young protesters would mobilize behind to lead the country out of the political vacuum. People aged 15-40 make up nearly 43 percent of the population, according to government statistics— while unemployment hovers around 10 percent and GDP per capita is just $1,447, according to the World Bank. Several social media sites—including Facebook, YouTube and X—were blocked on Friday, after the government cut access to 26 unregistered platforms. Since then, videos contrasting the struggles of ordinary Nepalis with the children of politicians flaunting luxury goods and expensive vacations have gone viral on TikTok, which was not blocked.
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