Afghan influencers are urging their followers to take action by urging their members of Congress to help those trying to flee Afghanistan and to take in more refugees.
“I believe social media is probably the biggest blessing we have right now,” Crystal said. “There’s definitely downsides to everything. I don’t believe everything on social media is good, but it is the only media that is unfiltered.”
So far, Crystal has posted on Instagram about ways people can donate to Afghanistan, a cartoon of Afghans falling from airplanes and turning into angels, and images of tweets describing the pain of watching the turmoil from afar.in the country.
Some on Thursday urging those watching to “help save Afghanistan” by contacting their local member of Congress and telling them to provide refuge to those trying to evacuate the country.In her video, she provides a script and shows herself choking back tears as she calls Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and leaves a message using the script.
“The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the forceful resurgence of the Taliban is deplorable and a disgrace upon the United States. After pursuing 20 years of failed policies that have engendered a humanitarian crisis, the absolute least the U.S. can do is provide refuge to those seeking it,” Hashimee says in the video as she wipes away tears.
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