
Blood dripping from forehead, man shoots video as Taliban look on: 'They hit me'
India Today
An Australian citizen was allegedly beaten by the Taliban while he was on his way to the Kabul airport. In a viral video, the man can be seen soaked in blood and struggling to describe the entire episode even as Taliban fighers surround him.
A man, who claimed himself to be an Australian citizen, was brutally beaten by the Taliban while he was trying to reach Kabul airport. The man, along with his family, was trying to reach the airport when Taliban fighters allegedly attacked him on the way. “They hit me both I am an #Australian citizen” he says.”#Kabul #KabulAirport #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/GqRM0Qiynv A disturbing video, captured by the man himself, has emerged on social media in which he can be heard saying, "They hit me... I am an Australian citizen" -- while Taliban insurgents looked on.
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