Angelina Jolie opened an account on Instagram to help women in Afghanistan
The actress promised to help make visible the difficulties faced by Afghan refugees, especially women.
The images of Afghanistan being taken over by the Taliban regime and the drama experienced by the citizens of that country has left no one indifferent. Among them is the actress Angelina Jolie who is also a special UN envoy for refugees, who decided to put aside her dislike for social networks and opened an account on the social network Instagram to help especially women.
The account, which so far has only two publications, already accumulates thousands of followers, while the first message was the publication of a letter from a young Afghan woman that moved the actress.
“Right now, the people of Afghanistan are losing the ability to communicate on social media and to express themselves freely. So I came to Instagram to share their stories and the voices of those around the world who are fighting for their basic human rights, ”Jolie noted in the post.
To this, she added that her commitment is to make visible the needs of Afghan women, and also recalled that 20 years ago she was on the border of that country where she met refugees who had escaped the Taliban regime, which then moved her just as she is. today.
“Watching for decades Afghan refugees, some of the most capable people in the world, are treated like a burden is also sickening. Knowing that if they had the tools and the respect, they would do a lot for themselves, and meet so many women and girls who not only wanted an education, but fought for it, "Angelina Jolie pointed out in her message on social networks.
Check out Angelina Jolie's first Instagram post here:
