Thread from Afghanistan

Thread from Afghanistan

Ariana Delawari

To the younger Afghans who follow me. What you see now or little to no coverage of afghans rising up against the Taliban and Afghan requests from the international world, this was even worse in the 80s and 90s. 

When Afghanistan won the Cold War and then was left completely destitute with no assistance, no retrieval of weapons given, completely broken nation. THIS is why a civil war broke out. This is why tribal leaders started in fighting. Western media + western govts largely to blame. 

Just taking this moment to point it out next time you get angry at any certain tribe. It’s largely the biproduct of this silence. Afghans are who Afghans have been waiting for. We show up, we are strong, we don’t back down. Now it’s time we show up for each other and get heard 🇦🇫 

And to clarify we see how the rest of the muslim world is silent. Because Afghan needs don’t fit into their agendas. That’s sad and needs to change. Youth across the region should join forces and dismantle all funding and sanctuary of terrorists. Taliban etc. Find a way 🤲🏽 

The earth is like a body. Every single thing is connected as part of a single body. If any of us ignore what is happening in other nations, to groups of people, to the wildlife, to the trees and oceans, we will eventually feel it and regret it. The pandemic should have taught us. 

Josh Shahryar

Can confirm. In the 90s, it was IMPOSSIBLE to get anyone to care about Afghanistan. I lived in Peshawar. It was the unofficial capital of Taliban in Pakistan. The rest of the world only cared after 9/11. That, too, so Dick Cheney could invade Iraq

sHaH @TheProducteer

Back then we had the Lion of Panjshir Ahmad Shah Massoud trying what he could to control the chaos. Later also against the Taliban. The world ignored it until 911

And it’s encouraging to see how this time across all ethnic groups there is resistance against the Taliban and their insane distortion of Islam. And we have social media so the Afghans have a voice themselves now. And support of many people around the world which experienced AFG.

Ariana Delawari

Yes ! Incredible. Very very positive [Raising hands emoji]