KABUL: Amid the drastic change in war raged Afghanistan, new footages surfaced showing insurgents at theme parks in the third-largest city of Afghanistan which fell to the Taliban days before the militants took control of the country’s capital following President Ghani’s decision to flee the country.
The bizarre clips doing rounds on social media showing a group of militants frolicked at an amusement park riding bumper cars and a merry-go-round.
🇦🇫 #Afghanistan : d’autres images de la prise de contrôle du parc par les #talibans. (témoins) #Kabul #Kaboul pic.twitter.com/oqzb07KOLb
— Mediavenir (@Mediavenir) August 16, 2021
These fun rides of Taliban fighters come after decades of fighting with Afghan forces backed by NATO troops, which the Taliban overtook on August 15.
In the widely shared clips, the militants can be seen touting assault rifles while enjoying the bumper car ride.
As the militant’s group’s leaders declared that the war is over in the South Asian country, fighters flocked to parts of the country. As some spotted enjoying fun rides, others rushed to the gyms at Afghanistan’s presidential palace.
🚨 | NEW: Taliban take control of a gym at the presidential palace pic.twitter.com/hJv5ZWMvw8
— News For All (@NewsForAllUK) August 17, 2021
Recently, the Taliban has also announced an amnesty across the country in a bid to calm the nerves of citizens after thousands flee at Kabul Airport to escape the country.
Furthermore, Afghan television news stations have also started broadcasting with female anchors. Afghanistan’s first 24-hours news and current affairs TV network, shared the update showing two of its female journalists were reporting live from Kabul city and one was interviewing a Taliban media team member live in the station.
The modern-day insurgents are quite different from the previous rulers who barred women and girls from going to work or school.