“We’ll die slowly in history”: Afghan girl’s sorrowful plea
A video of an unidentified Afghan girl crying after the Taliban took over the capital of Afghanistan is being shared online.
The video, which has been translated into English, shows the young woman finding it hard to cope with her new future.
“We don’t count because we were born in Afghanistan,” she says in the clip.
“I cannot help crying. I have to wipe my tears to be able to film this video.
“No one cares about us. We’ll die slowly in history.”
She ends the video with the question, “Isn’t it funny?”
The video was shared by journalist and activist Masih Alinejad and has been viewed more than 1.7 million times.
The journalist described the video as the “tears of a hopeless Afghan girl whose future is getting shattered as the Taliban advance in the country”.
Alinejad added that her “heart breaks for the women in Afghanistan”, as she fears women’s basic freedoms and rights will be taken away under Taliban rule.
The Iranian journalist has since interviewed the girl in the video, sharing on Twitter that they “cried together because we both know the nature of the Islamic regime and their lies”.
“She’s only 23 years old, full of pain and anger. Please listen to her and be her voice.”
The clip has been shared all over social media, including by Khaled Hosseini, the author who used his time growing up in Afghanistan to write The Kite Runner.
“The United States has a moral obligation. Admit as many Afghan refugees as possible,” he pleaded via Twitter.
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The video comes as shocking images of Afghans fleeing the country have also been shared, depicting hundreds of people desperately trying to board an American military transport plane.
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