By Admin 
A travel video that recently surfaced from Afghanistan has attracted a lot of people’s attention on social media. In this video, an Indian tourist can be seen showing unexpectedly warm behavior to Taliban soldiers at a check post. The video was recorded on the Indian’s helmet-mounted camera and offers a unique glimpse into the country’s tough image.
The video shows that as the man approaches a checkpoint, two armed Taliban soldiers stop him to check his passport and documents. During this time, when Taliban soldiers asked him about his destination and citizenship, he told that he was going to Kabul and is a citizen of India. On hearing this, the behavior of the Taliban soldier suddenly changes. He starts smiling and allows the Indian motorist to proceed without any document check.
Indian motorist shared the video on Instagram, it went viral
This video was first shared on social media platform by travel blogger Gaurav Sharma with his ID @wander.da. He wrote in the caption of this video post, ‘While traveling by bike in Afghanistan, one has to pass through many Taliban checkpoints every day, and the conversations during this are often very interesting, especially when you tell them that you are from India.’
People reacted on the video
A large number of people have seen, liked and shared this video posted on Instagram. Apart from Instagram, this video is going viral on many other social media platforms. Many people made positive comments on this video, while some also criticized it.
One user wrote on this, ‘To be honest, a lot of credit goes to Bollywood in this. This has created strong soft power for India. Our films and the people of the film industry have a big contribution in our image and reputation in the world today. Another wrote, ‘Interesting that you were treated like this at the check post. I recently also saw a video of an Indian woman who was passing through Afghanistan, but the behavior of these people with her was quite different.
At the same time, another user said in a critical tone, ‘Many people are applauding and happy to visit a country which systematically suppresses women, snatches their basic rights and humiliates their existence. No sensible comment is raising the question as to why the people of India are encouraging travel to a country with conditions like Afghanistan. Seriously, can a woman move around there with the same freedom and clothes?’
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