An Old Video of Taliban Parade Shared as Taliban Mocking Iran following tensions over Water of Helmand River…
Following the tensions between Kabul and Tehran over water, a number of media and social media users have published a video claiming that the Taliban mocked the Iranian government. This video has gone viral since mid-May 2023. In this video, Taliban gunmen with yellow barrels are seen riding their motorcycles.
Some Facebook users described this video as the video of Taliban teasing Iran with water barrels during a parade. They claim that the yellow barrels symbolize the Taliban's suicide attacks, which this group always glorifies. Some other members of the Taliban threaten that if Iran attacks, they will chase them back as far as Isfahan.
This claim and the video have also gone viral on Twitter.
A user named Levina shared this video on May 25, 2023 and described it as the video of IRAN vs Taliban. She said that in the video the Taliban teasing Iran with water barrels during a parade.
These two users also shared this video as the video of Taliban mocking Iran. They stated: “The Taliban mocks Iran over the issue of the Helmand River after Iran issued threats, and During the military parade, Taliban carry water barrels to tease Iran”.
The claim of mocking Iran by Taliban is shared in a number of other languages as well.
This user shared the video on May 24, and described it as the video of mocking Iran by the Taliban over the issue of the Helmand River in Arabic language.
A number of YouTube channels have also published this video. They also claimed that during the military parade, Taliban carry yellow water barrels to tease Iran.
Our investigation shows that the video is old. Based on the findings, this video is a scene of the Taliban military parade that was held on August 31, 2022, on the occasion of the departure of the last American soldier from Afghanistan at the Bagram base.
Face Check:
Reverse image search shows that the video is a scene of the Taliban military parade held on August 31, 2022, on the occasion marking first anniversary of the departure of the last American soldier from Afghanistan at the Bagram base.
BBC Persian published this video on August 31, 2022. BBC Persian reports that the Taliban government declared a public holiday on the first anniversary of the departure of the last American soldier from Afghanistan on August 31, and held a military parade at the Bagram base.
The report states that a large number of Taliban motorcyclists with yellow barrels passed in front of the Taliban officials. According to the report, in the past these barrels were filled with explosives in order to destroy foreign forces.
On the other hand, our searches show that this video is part of a video that My Afghanistan YouTube channel published on September 5, 2022. This scene can be seen at minutes of 16 and seconds of 30.
Result
The social media users have falsely shared an old video of a Taliban military parade claiming the Taliban mocked Iran. This video is a scene of the last year's military exercise of the Taliban, which was held on the anniversary of the departure of the last American soldier from Afghanistan at the Bagram base.
Title:An Old Video of Taliban Parade Shared as Taliban Mocking Iran following tensions over Water of Helmand River…
Written By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: False
