KABUL, Afghanistan — The massive protests that spread from Kabul to cities across the country Thursday are further undermining the unity government, formed a year ago after U.S. intervention, as anger over the increasingly deadly insurgency grows. Wednesday’s protest was one of the largest to hit the Afghan capital in years. Thousands of people from all ethnic groups took to the streets, chanting “Death to Ghani, death to Taliban,” as they denounced militants for fomenting conflict and aimed sharp criticism at President Ashraf Ghani for failing to quell the escalating bloodshed. Calls for Ghani’s resignation have increased since the Taliban briefly captured the northern city of Kunduz in...
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