Afghanistan Crisis: 9 Celebs Share Meaningful Messages, Reinstate Why Everyone Should 'Show Up'!
Taliban¡¯s takeover has traumatized people and many others who are currently stranded there.
The current unrest and turbulent state of affairs in Afghanistan have jolted the entire world.
Taliban¡¯s takeover has traumatized people and many others who are currently stranded there.
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Bollywood celebrities are also affected by the current state of affairs. From Warina Hussain to Arshi Khan, celebrities describe how their lives have also been affected by the situation that has unfolded in Afghanistan. Read on!
1. Warina Hussain: "The cruel memories of the past still send shivers down our spine, and given the current uncertain situation, trust is a luxury the Afghan people cannot afford anymore."
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In an interview with TOI, she said, "I saw myself in each Afghan person clinging onto a flight for the sake of survival. My life, like theirs, is the result of migration from a war-torn country. My family moved from country to country in search of a better life. Finally, we arrived in India, a liberal and loving country that welcomed us and we made it our home. Like anyone else fighting for survival, I began working at a young age and had no idea I would one day become a Bollywood actress. After years of struggle, a big launch by Salman Khan sir."
2. Sonu Sood: "They need us, it¡¯s now or never!"
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Taking to Twitter, Sonu wrote about the need for jobs and a good living for the distressed families. ¡°The world should show solidarity to Afghanistan by giving jobs and a good living to every Afghan family that became homeless,¡± he tweeted.
3. Swara Bhasker shared art by an Afghan artist Shamsia Hassani which depicts a woman surrounded by Taliban forces.
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She wrote, ¡°Afghan graffiti artist @ShamsiaHassani saying it all! The Afghan people have been thrown to the wolves. Women esp. #Taliban are monstrous in their brutal exercise of force and power. They are murderers & misogynists; their ideology is one of hate & violence & that won¡¯t change.¡±
4. Rhea Chakraborty posted on her Instagram stories, ¡°While women around the globe fight for pay parity, women in Afghanistan are being sold"
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She added, "They have become the pay. Heartbroken to see the condition of women and minorities in Afghanistan. Urge the global leaders to stand up to this! Women are human too.¡±
5. Farhan Akhtar also tweeted about the need for action to ¡®help innocent Afghans¡¯
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¡°The only thing the powers of the world need to talking about right now is how to help innocent Afghans. Not in days and time to come. NOW.¡±
6. Kabir Khan recalls a spine-chilling interview with a Taliban member, says 'he looked straight into the camera'
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In a recent interview with a leading daily, he revealed that he had once interviewed a Taliban member in 2001 and his words left him terrified to the core. He told Hindustan Times, "It makes me remember one little incident from my documentary, where we were interviewing some of the Taliban members in 2001 post the 9/11 incident. And one senior Taliban member just looked straight into my camera, said, ¡®You think we are gone, we will be back. The confidence with which he said at that time sent chills down my spine. And now, when I remember that statement, it haunts me."
7. Priyanka Chopra shared heartbreaking pics and urged countries to 'reach out & support' Afghanistan
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With her well-worded post, she reiterated the need for ¡®kindness and empathy for our fellow beings'. She added,
¡°Afghanistan, Lebanon, Haiti, Yemen, Greece, Turkey, Ethiopia¡ some man-made, some nature¡¯s wrath- but each crisis is numbing. The reported words and visuals relentlessly remind one that the world is facing unprecedented crisis after crisis."
8. Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Hansal Mehta, and lyricist-writer Varun Grover shared Afghan independent filmmaker Sahraa Karimi's August 13 open letter
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In the letter, Karini requests the film communities of the world to be the voice of the people of Afghanistan in this hour of crisis.
9. Arshi Khan fears her engagement to Afghan cricketer would be called off after the Taliban's takeover
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Former Bigg Boss contestant Arshi Khan revealed that she was all set to get engaged to an Afghan cricketer who had been chosen by her father. However, now, she fears that her family may have to call off the engagement because of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
The Taliban captured the capital city of Kabul on August 15 after the US troops began to pull out. Soon, millions of Afghans, including women and children started putting their lives at stake in order to evacuate the country.
