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title: "Malayalam Vlogger Arunima Says Taliban Arrested Her in Afghanistan, Seeks Indian Embassy Help"
english_title: " Malayalam Vlogger Arunima Says Taliban Arrested Her in Afghanistan"
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# Malayalam Vlogger Arunima Says Taliban Arrested Her in Afghanistan, Seeks Indian Embassy Help

> **Lead Summary:** **New Delhi:** A social media post has emerged claiming that Malayalam vlogger Arunima was arrested by the Taliban while travelling in Afghanistan. Arunima shared a note through her Instagram Story stating that the Taliban had arrested her and requested help in contacting the Indian Embassy. She is currently in Bamyan, Afghanistan, according to the post.

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**New Delhi:** A social media post has emerged claiming that Malayalam vlogger Arunima was arrested by the Taliban while travelling in Afghanistan. Arunima shared a note through her Instagram Story stating that the Taliban had arrested her and requested help in contacting the Indian Embassy. She is currently in Bamyan, Afghanistan, according to the post.

> Arunima shared the post as a translation of a message written in Pashto, the official language of the Taliban. The message states, “Mujahideen have now arrested you because you do not have official letters.” Arunima also appealed to anyone who knows the Indian Embassy to contact it.

However, the authenticity of the post has not yet been confirmed. There has been no official response from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the incident so far. The post also does not provide further details about the circumstances that led to the reported arrest or the identity of those who took her into custody.

Arunima has been travelling across Afghanistan and regularly sharing videos through her YouTube channel and other social media platforms. She has also spoken extensively about the condition of women in the country.

Arunima had earlier said that, as a foreigner, she was allowed to dress without covering her face. She has also spoken about the restrictions she experienced in Afghanistan and the lives of women there. When she arrived in Afghanistan, Taliban authorities had instructed her not to travel alone because she was a woman.

In her vlog, Arunima said that women in Afghanistan do not have any rights and that it was only after travelling to Afghanistan that she understood what freedom to dress and travel meant.

Arunima has more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram, 2.39 lakh followers on Facebook and more than 7.3 lakh subscribers on YouTube. She travels by asking for lifts in vehicles driven by strangers, a practice known as hitchhiking.

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