Armed Taliban Fighters Seen Riding Bumper Cars At Amusement Park In Kabul
A day after the Taliban took control of Kabul, wild videos are going viral appearing to show Taliban militants enjoying themselves on bumper car rides at an amusement park in Kabul.
A day after the Taliban took control of Kabul, wild videos are going viral appearing to show Taliban militants enjoying bumper car rides at an amusement park in Kabul.
In the video, Taliban fighters were seen laughing and riding electric bumper cars while holding assault rifles and weapons.
?? #Afghanistan : les #talibans ont pris le contr?le d¡¯un parc d¡¯attractions ¨¤ #Kaboul. (t¨¦moins) pic.twitter.com/BukACDf5v2
¡ª Mediavenir (@Mediavenir) August 16, 2021
In another video, they were also seen taking rounds in merry-go-round riding play horses.
The videos were shared by French news outlet Mediavenir, showing a group of Taliban fighters spending time at an amusement park.
?? #Afghanistan : d¡¯autres images de la prise de contr?le du parc par les #talibans. (t¨¦moins) #Kabul #Kaboul pic.twitter.com/oqzb07KOLb
¡ª Mediavenir (@Mediavenir) August 16, 2021
More footage put on Twitter by freelance journalist Asaad Hanna shows purported Taliban soldiers bouncing on a trampoline in glee.
Taliban's terrorists right now: pic.twitter.com/2F8qHzw6No
¡ª Asaad Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) August 16, 2021
This comes at a time when the country has been thrown into utter chaos, with people desperate to flee in a bid to escape from the new leadership in Afghanistan.
At least 10 people have been killed and several left wounded amid turmoil and gunfire at the passenger terminal of the Kabul international airport where thousands of Afghans have converged in hopes of getting an evacuation flight.
Taliban, the hardline Islamist group ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 until being removed from power by US-led forces following the September 11 attacks. According to Foreign Policy, the US has invested nearly $83 billion in training Afghanistan's security forces to defend against a Taliban incursion.
After years of fighting, the Taliban swarmed Afghanistan's capital Kabul last weekend, with its leaders declaring that the "war is over" in the country.
On Monday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani went into exile, effectively handing the country over to the Taliban.
It has now thrown the future of millions of Afghans in doubt. There is a sense of helplessness as the Taliban takes control of the country, again.
