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‘3 pilots of Taliban Air Force graduated, ready for mission’, picture goes viral, triggers memes and jokes, here is what we know

The image of three men holding their 'pilot licence' and 'ready for mission' had gone viral on social media earlier this week.

A photograph of three men holding ‘pilot licence’ with a picture of helicopter embossed on certificate has gone viral on social media. The three bare-footed men wearing traditional Afghani attire can be seen holding certificates in their hands while sitting in an office. The photograph surfaced on February 7, when a journalist from Afghanistan, Kabul Khan, shared it on Twitter. He wrote, “Congratulation and good luck to Surgol, Torkhan and Hefzahullah, three pilots of the Taliban Air Force who graduated from a training course. They look great and ready for the Mission.”

Kabul Khan, a journalist from Afghanistan, congratulated the ‘pilots’. Source: Twitter

He added, “No question they look like a Soldier and ready for the Mission.”

The photograph was also shared by Haroon Mobarez, General of the Ministry of Interior Commander of the 8th Brigade. He wrote, “The newly graduated Taliban pilots from a training centre. Their documents show that they have become pilots in the operational helicopter section. If, God forbid, when they fly, they will shoot from above any living thing they see on the ground.” (The tweet was translated from Persian to English using Google Translate.)

Haroon said they were granted certificate in ‘operational helicopter section’. Source: Twitter

The same image was also shared by journalist Asaad Sam Handa.

The photograph started a meme fest on the social media platform. Saffron Sripathi questioned if they will “fly” the plane or “blow” the plane.

Twitter user MMAARRIIAA99999 called it “Non-stop flight to Jannat”.

Twitter user Calm_Shadow hoped they do not fly over India and questioned if they could “land”.

OpIndia could not independently verify the authenticity of the claims and the photograph. As of now, there are no reports of ‘pilot licence’ certificate handed out by the Taliban in Afghanistan. OpIndia tried Google reverse image search but could not find anything concrete regarding the same. Further, if the image is indeed true, no details about their training or ‘mission’ is available let.

Ayodhra Ram Mandir special coverage by OpIndia

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