Afghan girl shares her fears as the Taliban take over the country – ‘Nobody cares about us’ | world | News

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In the heartbreaking video, the miserable girl, whose identity remains unknown, expresses her desperation at the world’s treatment of her country. She says through her tears: “We don’t count because we were born in Afghanistan. I can’t help but cry.

“No one cares about us. We will slowly die in history.”

The touching video was posted on Twitter on Friday by journalist Masih Alinejad, just days before the Taliban succeeded in seizing control of the country on Sunday.

Next to the video, Mrs. Alinejad said: “My heart breaks for the women of Afghanistan. The world has failed them. History will write this.”

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However, now that the Taliban have consolidated their control over the Afghan capital, Kabul, the future of Afghan women remains uncertain.

Earlier this year, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the group would make provisions that would “enable women to contribute to the country in a peaceful and protected environment.”

But Sky News reported that earlier this month, Taliban fighters ordered nine women working in a bank in Kandahar to quit their jobs and go home.

According to the Mail, local news reports say the Taliban are already house-to-house and forcibly marrying girls as young as 12.

On Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was “deeply disturbed by initial indications that the Taliban are imposing severe restrictions on human rights, particularly targeting women and journalists.”

“It is particularly heartbreaking to see reports of the hard-earned rights of Afghan girls and women being taken away from them,” he added.

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