WATCH | Taliban Rip Off Pakistan Flags From Trucks Carrying Humanitarian Aid For Afghanistan

Taliban fighters armed with guns were seen rushing to the trucks and removing the flag then crumpling it, after which the fighters were heard cheering.

Taliban fighters remove flags from trucks carrying aid from Pakistan. (Screenshot taken from video shared on Twitter)

New Delhi: A video is going viral on social media in which Taliban fighters were seen removing Pakistan's flags from trucks that were carrying aid for the citizens of Afghanistan.

The video is from Sunday, when Pakistan had sent 17 trucks carrying 278 tonnes of edible items, including 65 tonnes of sugar, three tonnes of pulses, 190 tonnes of flour, 11 tonnes of cooking oil, and 31 tonnes of rice reported Geo TV. 

In the video, Taliban fighters armed with guns were seen rushing to the trucks and removing the flag then crumpling it, after which the fighters were heard cheering. One of the fighters tore the flag and another was seen ripping the flag off the truck.

Taliban removes Pakistan 🇵🇰 flag from an aid truck coming from Pakistan to Afghanistan 🇦🇫

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— 🍁Noorullah Durrani 🇦🇫🇿🇦🌺🌸| نورالله درانی🍁 (@HajiNoorUllah7) September 21, 2021

According to Geo TV, of the 17 trucks, 13 were received by the Consul General of Pakistan at Jalalabad Abidullah and Regional Head Ministry of Industries and Private Sectors Maulvi Mubariz, who thanked the government of Pakistan and Pak Afghan Cooperation Forum (PACF) for helping Afghan people.

Pakistan today started humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan through Torkham. Our CG Jalalabad Abidullah received 13 trucks of food items from Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum for dispatch to different Afghan provinces ⁦@SMQureshiPTI⁩ ⁦@ForeignOfficePk⁩ ⁦@PakinAfg⁩ pic.twitter.com/4jcfPznNbK

— Mansoor Ahmad Khan (@ambmansoorkhan) September 19, 2021

The remaining four trucks were received on Monday by Maulavi Mubariz in Nangarhar. The report also stated that Pakistan had earlier sent 32 tonnes of flour, six tonnes of cooking oil, and two tonnes of medicine through C-130s.

Learning of the incident, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said that the whole situation was regrettable and those responsible will be arrested and their weapons will be seized. He also said that the Taliban leaders were saddened that this was done to a truck that was sending aid.