{"id":100998,"date":"2021-08-20T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100998"},"modified":"2021-08-20T20:35:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:05:30","slug":"old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images from Afghanistan shared as recent after Taliban&#8217;s takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few pictures of Afghanistan are being shared on social media as recent after the Taliban seized control in the country.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>First image<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the first image, a group of men is seen offering prayers. Facebook user <a href=\"http:\/\/c\/Users\/Alt%20NEWS\/Desktop\/2021-08-19%2015_57_37-(2)%20Facebook.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahsinul Islam<\/a> shared the visuals and wrote that members of the Taliban were offering prayers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100999 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-62.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-62.jpeg 669w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-62-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-62-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another user posted this picture on a Facebook group called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/255435525821131\/posts\/572596017438412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0986\u09b2\u09cd\u09b2\u09be\u09ae\u09be \u09b8\u09be\u0988\u09a6\u09c0&amp;\u09a4\u09be\u09b0\u09c7\u0995 \u09ae\u09c1\u09a8\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ae\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u0995 \u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09bf\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-63.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-63.jpeg 518w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-63-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is widespread on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100998 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/7-32\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-5.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/7-5-300x261.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/8-26\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/8-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/8-4.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/8-4-300x273.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2012 image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through a simple reverse image search, we found the original image in an article in The Atlantic dated November 2, 2012. It is titled, &#8220;Afghanistan: October 2012&#8221;. The caption of the image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Afghanistan-Eid-Al-Adha\/6d84a268d3de49758768a14d7aa483ed\/79\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a> that it shows Afghans offering prayers at a mosque on the outskirts of Jalalabad on October 26, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The image in the report has been attributed to Rahmat Gul of AP Images. Based on this information, Alt News examined the collection of photographs captured by Gul on AP Images. We found this image posted on October 26, 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Afghanistan-Eid-Al-Adha\/6d84a268d3de49758768a14d7aa483ed\/79\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the website<\/a>, it was taken during Eid-al-Adha celebrations in Kabul in October 2012.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101003 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-64.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-64.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-64-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-64-768x503.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Second image<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this picture, some people are seen carrying guns while hanging from a car. Users are sharing this and claiming that it shows members of the Taliban triumphantly entering Kabul. The accompanying Bengali message states, &#8216;Who can stop the victory bells of Islam?&#8217; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mdmosarof.sikder.9\/posts\/1130477254143664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook user<\/a> made the same claim while sharing the image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-65.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-65.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-65-300x293.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=1474992979524076&amp;id=100010401645404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another user<\/a> also promoted the image and accompanying claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-66.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-66.jpeg 684w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-66-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-66-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%20%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%20%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%20%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%20%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%3F%20&amp;sde=AbrLEAbbMJZ536IYPbPJ7AC12QD3ld9t2zu7HSUqwxZVzQJAHEbiiGYVEqim1xZIc54VtYoUPcsr5Pfx8SQDCZadvUd_ncuhBEQU9-s5djKjDGf2k7M4IwgrL2QgezFR92CMYa5RAjJCMYXnLXXEbCYfFfb9lNFQNiz2NwjKq67icG_rinyhWx0iN1NDusAn0HRixRTnv2fXaTX09WdzPfxE8RUQfhhmcXqP64DCOpIHjJsCaN1POIo7Vg4aIQ-kUeeq3gapGaBKiEGnedi5iRXfcFb1oDqXTs7cpohHLu_kfHAc0xNNvfbBRuHTS0V6pCF5EhsjtJ2ET_IjTDAfBfUG6982JhvwllD6fqzOYQk_bXBCbD3qz2TfUiNhdg5vmMkoYv-lgfn8xEsjsrRxJJcpTkPOqEnhsCSmoDZILuvYu_v971aw-JvRkRfeKgVcSP4rP8tvUewKWeKvZ-RLS2rp16HA_fR1sCbBto_KINs3d2sU6_mQLT5IHFOSByDuVnvPd-S_Fo_Q8RXq-AH240QFPZNBpFJvxwgkQfh-ube4rr-3Fa5LUTQ_eGXipWiB3pVQhSC_PyWlIkkZT-0YiiMsMTxYnT5BjIiYEDtreFphQQ1t2UjZVGkigciX0DApQRkY-E2zsgC6KzDDqx2frOTRVV6_NJdtAbTlcDUtVcJPCxHO8bl7QE9CqEPZNG1JWPWxQCRQuT-4urzkvXs0kX4ijdmGDRZ5IxrnKdSI-c-7xg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulating widely<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-100998 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/9-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9.png 692w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/10-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/10.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/10.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/10-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/10-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/11-20\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/11-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/11-1.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/11-1-204x300.jpeg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-viral-as-talibani-celebrating-takeover-of-afganistan\/12-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/12.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/12.png 389w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/12-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>2018 image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search and found the original photo in a June 16, 2018 article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/afghan-government-extends-cease-fire-with-taliban-as-fighters-join-civilians-to-celebrate-eid\/2018\/06\/16\/a3fcecce-7170-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>. It states that the then President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, had extended the ceasefire with the Taliban insurgents as Eid was approaching. Because of this, locals came out on the streets in celebration. This image in the article has been attributed to Parvez of Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Upon checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZSFQ2D2D2&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=980&amp;RH=1848&amp;POPUPPN=2&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1QYC48CS#\/SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZSFQ2D2D2&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=980&amp;RH=1848&amp;POPUPPN=2&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1QYC48CS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters website<\/a>, we found the picture posted on June 16, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101008 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-67.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-67.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-67-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-67-768x464.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, old photos were shared as visuals of Taliban members celebrating in Afghanistan after the terrorist organisation captured Kabul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few pictures of Afghanistan are being shared on social media as recent after the Taliban seized control in the country. First image In the first image, a group of men is seen offering prayers. Facebook user Tahsinul Islam shared the visuals and wrote that members of the Taliban were offering prayers. 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