After Taliban takeover, Twitter account of Afghan Embassy in India 'hacked', press secretary claims 'lost access'

After Taliban takeover, Twitter account of Afghan Embassy in India 'hacked', press secretary claims 'lost access'

Embassy sources said that unusual activity was detected on the Twitter account of the Afghan Embassy in India

ANIUpdated: Monday, August 16, 2021, 09:23 AM IST
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Taliban fighters drive an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle through the streets of Laghman province on August 15, 2021 | Photo: AFP

New Delhi: Press Secretary to Afghan Embassy in India Abdulhaq Azad on Monday claimed that he has "lost access" to the official Twitter handle of the embassy, which "seems to be hacked".

"I have lost access to Twitter handle of @AfghanistanInIN, a friend sent screen shot of this tweet, (this tweet is hidden from me.) I have tried to log in but can't access. Seems it is hacked," Abdulhaq Azad tweeted.

Azad's remarks came just after the Tweet, which has now been taken down, expressing "strong" displeasure over the "fleeing" of the country's President Ashraf Ghani from the war-torn country in order to avoid "bloodshed".

Embassy sources said that unusual activity was detected on the Twitter account of the Afghan Embassy in India.

On Sunday, Ghani left the country in order to avoid "bloodshed" as Kabul fell to the Taliban and terrorists entered the Afghanistan presidential palace.

In his first comments after he left Afghanistan, Ghani, in a Facebook post, said that from now on, the Taliban will be responsible for the "honour, wealth and preservation" of Afghanistan's people.

Ghani said he was faced with a "hard choice" between the "armed Taliban" or "leaving the dear country that I dedicated my life to protecting the past 20 years".

Earlier in the same day, the Chairman of the Afghanistan Supreme National Reconciliation Council, Abdullah Abdullah in a video message posted on Twitter, addressed Ghani as the "former President" of Afghanistan.

Abdullah also called on Afghans to remain calm and said, "hope this 'hard day and night' will pass soon and people will see peaceful days." Taliban terrorists are assuming control of the Afghan capital of Kabul and have taken control of the presidential palace after the country's president Ashraf Ghani fled to Tajikistan.

Reports suggest that the movement will soon proclaim the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Sunday said that the Taliban have been asked to enter the capital city of Kabul.

Mujahid, in an interview with Tolo News, also said that the security situation will remain under control in the city.

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