“I wish it was a bad dream, I wish we could wake up one day. Since we are not allowed to work and leave our homes, we all had to record the last video for you,” said the 20-year-old Afghan YouTuber, said Najma Sadeqi in her last video before she was in the Terrorist attack near Kabul airport.
Najma Sadeqi’s videos used to be about exploring Kabul with her friends or cooking – in the background there was happy music and her friends in bright clothes.
But her last video lacked happiness after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and many, mostly women, feared an uncertain future.
In her last video, she said she was afraid to walk the streets and asked viewers to pray for her. “Life in Kabul has become very difficult, especially for those who used to be free and happy,” she said.
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Najma Sadeqi was a journalism student at an institute in Kabul last year. She had recently joined Afghan Insider’s YouTube channel and her videos were viewed 24 million times. The channel gave a glimpse into the lives of young content creators who grew up in a post-Taliban era and gave them an opportunity to make a living while pursuing their passion.
Since the Taliban came to power, many vloggers feared an uncertain future. Rohina Afshar, who co-hosted with Najma Sadeqi, confirmed the news of her death and said she did not feel safe at all.
She said, “Aside from economic hardship, I am very worried because a lot of people know my face because I used to work in media. I have heard rumors that certain groups identify girls who work for media like me for them to pursue can.” I don’t feel safe at all. “
She said recent developments had turned her life upside down. Her words reflect the fear in the minds of several Afghan women. The Taliban were known for their suppression of women. In their previous job they had curtailed women’s rights and imposed barbaric punishments for violations.
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Khawja Samiullah Sediqi, who also worked with the Afghan Insider YouTube channel, fears for those who produced his videos.
He told CNN: “In the past few years dozens of young and talented Afghan boys and girls have started working for YouTube channels, not just to make a living, but to find a platform to grow and grow with prove what the Afghans have done in the past two years. ” Decades. “
“But everything has changed in the last few weeks. We have stopped producing new things, we are afraid of being attacked, intimidated or injured,” he said.
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On Monday, US troops withdrew from Afghanistan shortly before the August 31 deadline – raising the curtain on America’s longest war. The country is now completely under the control of the Taliban. It remains to be seen whether the insurgent group holds on to its promise to form a moderate, inclusive government. For the time being, fear and panic gripped the Afghans.
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