Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to amplify voices of Afghans fighting for 'basic

Oscarwinning actor Angelina Jolie joined social media giant Instagram in order to use her enormous reach to speak about the turmoil in Afghanistan and amplify voices of people fighting for their basic human rights across the globeJolie on Friday shared a heartbreaking letter sent to her by a teen girl from Afghanistan in which she highlighted how due to the fear of the Taliban they have been abandoned from their basic human rights such as educationSharing the handwritten letter Jolie wrote This is a letter I was sent from a teenage girl in Afghanistan Right now the people of Afghanistan are losing their ability to communicate on social media and to express themselves freely So Ive come on Instagram to share their stories and the voices of those across the globe who are fighting for their basic human rightsThe actor who has gained more than 4 million followers within less than a day of her Instagram debut further wrote So Ive come on Instagram to share their stories and the voices of those across the globe who are fighting for their basic human rightsJolie recalled the day when she was on the border of Afghanistan two weeks before 911 where she met Afghan refugees who had fled the TalibanIt is sickening to watch Afghans being displaced yet again out of the fear and uncertainty that has gripped their country To spend so much time and money to have bloodshed and lives lost only to come to this is a failure almost impossible to understand she wroteA source close to the Maleficent actor explained to People magazine the reason behind the actor joining the social media platformAngie felt compelled to join in a moment when women and young people in Afghanistan are losing the ability to communicate on social media and express themselves freely From her point of view if shes able to be a part of the effort to amplify their voices then she felt it was reason enough to join and use her platform the source saidFor the unversed Taliban insurgents entered Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday bringing the Islamist militants close to taking over the country two decades after they were overthrown by a USled invasionTaliban recently in a conference assured that they are a more moderate force promising peace and womens rights but the Afghans and national security are doubtful of those assurancesAs per People magazine Nobel prizewinning human rights activist Malala Yousafzai also expressed her worries for women minorities and human rights advocates in AfghanistanWe watch in complete shock as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan I am deeply worried about women minorities and human rights advocates Global regional and local powers must call for an immediate ceasefire provide urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians she tweeted Malala was shot by a Taliban gunman when she was 15 and a student in PakistanMany Afghan citizens are currently seeking safety from the Taliban after the withdrawal of US troopsSeveral Hollywood celebrities including Friends alum Jennifer Aniston Bette Midler Sophia Bush George Takei and Rosanna Arquette among others also took to their social media handles to express sorrow for the people of AfghanistanPrince Harry and Meghan Markle had earlier also addressed the crisis on their Archewell website urging their followers to helpThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever