In the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 match, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan with 8 wickets. Chasing a challenging target of 283 for victory, Afghanistan secured their maiden ODI win against Pakistan, breaking a streak of 7 unsuccessful attempts in the past. Against the backdrop, a clip of men dancing with assault rifles is shared on social media claiming that the people of Afghanistan celebrating their win over Pakistan.
A Facebook user shared this video and wrote: “पाकिsतान को हराने के बाद अफगानिस्तान में जश्न का माहौल….पाक – अफगान बॉर्डर पर आज तालिबान जबरदस्त आतिशबाजी करेगा….#ICCWorldCup#Afghanistan.” [English translation: Celebratory atmosphere in Afghanistan after defeating Pakistan…. Today Taliban will burst fireworks on the Pak-Afghan border.#ICCWorldCup #Afghanistan]
This Facebook post can be seen here.
It is being widely shared on Facebook and X with a similar claim.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral post, and found it to be false.
Running the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, our team identified a YouTube video titled “DJ Bannu Dance”. The video, which has instrumental music, was uploaded by a channel named ‘Waziristan Music’, dated March 30, 2021, suggesting that the viral video is not of recent.
Searching further, we came to know that several Indian media outlets in 2021 had shared this video claiming that Taliban are celebrating after occupying Afghanistan. Also, a tweet from a Pakistan-based journalist, Iftikhar Firdous, who lashed at news channel TV9 Bharatvarsh for airing a Pakistani wedding celebration with a caption: “Unbelievable an Indian Channel is showing a viral video of marriage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Dancers in the marriage are masquerading. The anchor shows them as the Taliban celebrating the take over of Maidan in Afghanistan. This is next level bullshit, lol.”
Unbelievable an Indian Channel is showing a viral video of a marriage in Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan. Dancers in the marriage are masquerading. The anchor is showing them as the Taliban celebrating the take over of Maidan in Afghanistan . This is next level bullshit lol. pic.twitter.com/TC18FRLXGd
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) August 15, 2021
Thus, it is confirmed that the viral video is from 2021, and not related to the ongoing Afghanistan Vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 match.
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