Wednesday marked the fifth day of protests against the appointment of a new governor for Faryab, and demonstrators blocked access to the Faryab education department.

The protestors railed against the appointment of Mohammad Daud Laghmani as the new governor.

On Tuesday protestors blocked the doors of at least five government offices in the province, including the provincial municipality office, the department of women’s affairs, the department of labor and the department of public works.

This comes two days after Daud Laghmani was appointed as the new governor of Faryab at an Afghan Army facility in Faryab.

Daud Laghmani was replaced by Naqibullah Fayeq as Faryab governor last month.

Also on Wednesday, a Kam Air airplane was due to land in Maimana, center of the province, but it could not land due to the protests.

“There was an obstruction,” said MP Hashmatullah Arman.

Kam Air officials have said that they diverted the plane after receiving a threatening message from the control tower.

“The situation will be out of control if the demands of the people aren't met,” said Enayatullah Babur Farahmand, deputy head of the High Council of National Reconciliation

No spokesman from the Presidential Palace was available to comment.