New Delhi: Taliban’s sudden takeover of Afghanistan has taken the world by surprise. Hordes of militants brandishing weapons on Kabul streets and people scrambling for safety is a common sight today.
Many videos have surfaced on the social media, which shows devastation and mayhem on Kabul streets. Today, at least 5 people were killed in gun firing on Kabul airport.
While Afghanistan battles unprecedented crisis, many heart-warming videos are doing the rounds on social media.
In one such video, a group of Afghan team could be seen singing a song of hope. The group of women were part of Afghanistan’s first all-women orchestra and can be seen singing a song inside the bus.
This is heart-breaking. Back in 2019, these beautiful Afghan women from Afghanistan's first and only female-only orchestra were full of hope.
As the Taliban have invaded Afghanistan, women like them will be banned from singing. They'll be confined to their homes. pic.twitter.com/OenYV0DcgE
— Masih Alinejad ?️ (@AlinejadMasih) August 15, 2021
The video, dating back to 2019, shows women without their faces covered and leading a life of freedom and hope. Not even in their dreams, they would have thought their nation will be taken over by militias in 2 years and their lives will be brought to a miserable state.
How people reacted to the heart-warming video
Many netizens are commenting on the video. While many shudder to think what this would mean for these women, others say that the whole country is now staring at hopelessness and an uncertain future.
https://twitter.com/biden_crime/status/1427119703151939585
They sang songs of “ummeed” (hope) now they stare at hopelessness and an uncertain future. #KabulHasFallen https://t.co/D5B8yz4PVk
— Marya Shakil (@maryashakil) August 16, 2021
This is what modern Afghan society could look like today if we had not betrayed it. #Afghanistan #AfganistanWomen https://t.co/J8TNKFF8CD
— Prof. Peter Wigge ????? (@ProfWigge) August 16, 2021
Music, laughter, singing, and even showing your face are all banned under this regime of toxic masculinity. https://t.co/RyUoYy2rWK
— Ashwani?Garg ???✝️ (@agargmd) August 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/sllabx8/status/1427120264307904514
I can’t bear to imagine what is going to happen to them. https://t.co/r9LMu5mTZ5
— Helen Raleigh (@HRaleighspeaks) August 16, 2021
Supporters of Taliban including women urging the world to see them as ‘stake-holders’ should see this too. https://t.co/bXpBIZmhB5
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) August 16, 2021
The world is an ugly ugly place. https://t.co/Z6RGJO4Zue
— Lama Ramadan (@madamemyao1) August 16, 2021