So far Hollywood star Angelina Jolie (46) has stayed away from Instagram – now she has chosen a sad occasion for her premiere.
On Friday, Jolie joined the social media platform and published her very first post: a handwritten letter: an Afghan girl’s dramatic scream for help.
She received this letter from a teenager in Afghanistan, the actress wrote on the internet platform. The people there could no longer express their views openly on social networks. She wants to help share the stories and voices of people fighting for their human rights on Instagram.
In the letter, the girl shares her experiences of disillusionment and writes about her fear of the Taliban: “Before the Taliban arrived, we could go to work or school. We had all the rights, we could freely stand up for them. Now we fear them and believe that all our dreams have been destroyed.”
Jolie has a long relationship with Afghanistan: Two weeks before the September 11, 2001 attacks, she herself was at the border with Afghanistan, where she met people fleeing the Taliban regime, the Oscar winner wrote.
It is horrifying to see so many refugees again. Jolie sharply criticized that Afghan refugees would be treated “like a burden”.
You were one of the most capable people in the world, the mother of six explained. She met many women and girls who wanted education and fought for it.
Jolie urged her followers to support these people in helping them. The longtime ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) added a link to the organization in his post.
