{"id":325079,"date":"2021-08-15T22:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T19:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/afghan-filmmaker-posts-pleas-as-taliban-moves-in\/"},"modified":"2021-08-15T22:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T19:30:05","slug":"afghan-filmmaker-posts-pleas-as-taliban-moves-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/afghan-filmmaker-posts-pleas-as-taliban-moves-in\/","title":{"rendered":"#Afghan filmmaker posts pleas as Taliban moves in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Afghan filmmaker posts pleas as Taliban moves in<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A prominent Afghan filmmaker recorded her dramatic flight from Kabul as Taliban forces moved in on Sunday \u2014 and begged for help on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, saying the militants were \u201ccoming to kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taliban entered Kabul, unfortunately, and we were detained,\u201d Sahraa Karimi said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSlhhninJoW\/\">an Instagram video posted Sunday<\/a>. \u201cPray for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chilling footage shows Karimi, the director-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> of the state-run Afghan Film, running through the streets of Kabul as Taliban forces took the city \u2014 the fear evident in her face.<\/p>\n<p>Karimi also took to Twitter to plea for help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaliban surrounded Kabul,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahraakarimi\/status\/1426888656934088705\">she wrote<\/a>. \u201cI went to the bank to get some money, they closed and evacuated. I still cannot believe this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease pray for us, I am calling again,\u201d Karimi said. \u201cHey ppl of this big world, please do not be silent. They are coming to kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Prominent Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi frantically pleaded for help Sunday as the Taliban moved in on Kabul, posting on Twitter, &quot;They're coming to kill us.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19138545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Prominent Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi frantically pleaded for help Sunday as the Taliban moved in on Kabul, posting on Twitter, \u201cThey\u2019re coming to kill us.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taliban forces moved swiftly through Afghanistan and took the capital Sunday after US troops were pulled out by President Biden following a protracted, 20-year war. <\/p>\n<p>US embassy officials warned US citizens to \u201cshelter in place\u201d as most embassy staffers huddled at Kabul\u2019s airport \u2014 where security began to crumble on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as the Taliban closed in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Members of the Taliban seen in Sahraa Karimi's video.\" class=\"wp-image-19138546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Members of the Taliban seen in Sahraa Karimi\u2019s video.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"&quot;Taliban surrounded Kabul,&quot; Sahraa Karimi tweeted.\" class=\"wp-image-19138552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/afghan-filmmaker-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cTaliban surrounded Kabul,\u201d Sahraa Karimi tweeted.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe sky of Kabul, which was silent in the evenings at night,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahraakarimi\/status\/1426923197115637761\">Kamiri tweeted<\/a>, \u201cand the summer evening breeze forced you to open the window and leave your face in the cool breeze of living at home, is now full of the sound of helicopters, warplanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the side of the shootings that breaks people\u2019s hearts,\u201d she added. \u201cWe are sold.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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