A video has gone viral on social media where Talibs can be seen rushing towards a truck carrying aid from Pakistan and removing the Pakistan flag from it while excitedly chanting ‘Nara e Takbeer, Allahu Akbar’.
Afghan Taliban fighters at the Toorkham Af-Pak border rush to take down the Pakistan flag from a truck carrying Pakistani aid to Afghanistan. Taliban fighters are chanting “God is great” slogans after tearing apart the Pakistani flag 🇵🇰 and saying that it should be burned. pic.twitter.com/4juEWXHWE5
— Ab. Sayed ترمذی سادات (@abdsayedd) September 21, 2021
As per a tweet by political researcher Abdul Sayed, one of the Talibs even said that the Pakistan flag should be burned. The aid was sent by Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum.
According to Pak Afghan Youth Forum, a convoy of 17 trucks carrying flour, cooking oil, rice, sugar and other essentials was sent from Pakistan to Afghanistan.
Pakistan Sends Convoy of1⃣7⃣Trucks via Torkham! 🚛🚛
— Pak Afghan Youth Forum (@payf_eng) September 19, 2021
Trucks filled w/ flour, cooking oil, rice, sugar and pulses arrived in #Afghanistan, to help alleviate the impacts of food shortage & droughts – initiative undertaken by the Pak Afghan Cooperation Forum (A PAYF Initiative) pic.twitter.com/Rrwg7yQo2g
The aid was sent as ‘humanitarian gesture’ from Pakistan as Afghanistan’s foreign reserves are frozen and Pakistan wanted to show a brotherly solidarity.
This aid comes at a time when Afghanistan's foreign reserves have been frozen & international aid has been halted – Pakistan has been sending tranches & trucks loaded with provisions to help their Afghan brethren. Showing the spirits of a brotherly neighbor.
— Pak Afghan Youth Forum (@payf_eng) September 19, 2021
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More truckloads of food was supplied on 20th September as well from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Speaking to Pakistani media, the chairman of Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum had said that they would support Afghanistan at all levels as it is a Muslim neighbouring country.
The Islamist group Taliban, which is currently running Afghanistan, however, does not seem too happy with the Pakistan flag.
