Video of Taliban tearing Pakistani flag from truck carrying aid for Afghanistan goes viral

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<strong>A video of Taliban fighters removing and desecrating the Pakistan flag from a 'friendship' truck which had entered Afghanistan with humanitarian aid reportedly via Torkham Border has gone viral on social media on Tuesday.<br />
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With a big white banner saying 'Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum, Building Afghanistan Together' hanging at its front, the truck was stopped at a check post by the Afghan Border Security force that is controlled by Afghan Taliban.<br />
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The 32-second clip which is now being widely circulated on social media shows armed Taliban fighters rushing to the truck as a panicked helper gets down from the vehicle and tries to remove the flag himself.<br />
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Video purportedly shows <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taliban?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Taliban</a> footsoldiers tearing Pakistan's flag in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Afghanistan</a>.<br />
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Chants of "tear it" can be heard in the background.<br />
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Video via <a href="https://twitter.com/IhsanTipu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IhsanTipu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Talibans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Talibans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kabul?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kabul</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfghanTaliban?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AfghanTaliban</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kabulairport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kabulairport</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Torkham?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Torkham</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Islamabad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Islamabad</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TalibanTakeover?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TalibanTakeover</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FallofKabul?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FallofKabul</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a> <a href="https://t.co/lqL34Vnksz">pic.twitter.com/lqL34Vnksz</a></p>
— Hamza Azhar Salam (@HamzaAzhrSalam) <a href="https://twitter.com/HamzaAzhrSalam/status/1440259432772816903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Carrying guns, more than half a dozen Taliban fighters then manage to remove the flag from the truck amid celebratory 'tear it' and 'God is great' chants.</p>
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As the truck helper rushes back to get into the truck, one of the Taliban fighters is seen tearing the Pakistani flag and allowing further movement of the vehicle.<br />
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The video has generated anger and indignation from people of Pakistan who are criticising the Imran Khan government for helping Taliban return to power in Afghanistan.<br />
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