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Graeme Murray

Crying Afghan girl shares fears of 'dying slowly in history' as Taliban seize power

A devastated Afghan girl has said she fears "dying slowly in history" as the Taliban prepares to seize power in Kabul.

In an emotional video she speaks about the world's treatment of her country.

The short film which emerged before the group secured control of Afghanistan on Sunday.

The heartbreaking video has attracted more than 1.6 million views and moved thousands of viewers.

It was posted by Masih Alinejad on Twitter and shows the weeping girl whose identity remains unknown.

In a clip she cries: "We don't count because we were born in Afghanistan,"

"I cannot help crying," she says. "No one cares about us. We'll die slowly in history."

The video has gone viral days before the Taliban successfully established their control on Sunday (TWITTER)

United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres published a statement on the same day.

It read: "Afghanistan is spinning out of control" and that the conflict is 'taking an even bigger toll on women and children.'

He also said said he was "deeply disturbed by early indications that the Taliban are imposing severe restrictions on human rights in the areas under their control, particularly targeting women and journalists."

He added: "It is particularly horrifying and heartbreaking to see reports of the hard-won rights of Afghan girls and women being ripped away from them.

In the past Afghan women were not allowed to work, study, or be treated by male doctors unless they were accompanied by a man.

Those who violated the laws were imprisoned, public flogged and even executed.

The video of the unknown girl has attracted around 1.6 million views (TWITTER)
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai with his daughters (Hamid Karzai/Facebook/REUTERS)

International representatives tried to open schools for girls and allowed women to return to work after the Taliban's ousting from power in 2001.

But now rebels have seized provincial capitals and control much of the country, Afghan women face an uncertain future.

The chairwoman of the Commons International Development Committee said the freedoms won in Afghanistan have been "obliterated in a matter of weeks".

Labour MP Sarah Champion said: "Faced with the terrifying prospect of a return to draconian rule, Afghans fearing for their futures, their families and, some, their lives are fleeing. Anywhere will do.

People try to board planes at Kabul airport as Taliban take control (Twitter)

"The hard-won freedoms of the past decade have been obliterated in a matter of weeks. The situation facing women and girls is especially worrying.

"The international community must do all it can to get survivors out safely and the UK Government must play a full part, leading by example in fulfilling any pledged donations quickly and completely. Doing anything else will be a betrayal of the Afghan people and the legacy of the soldiers who lost their lives in the pursuit of their freedom."

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