The Chronicle

VIDEO OF BLOODIED MAN SHOCKS

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Footage has emerged of a man claiming to be an Australian citizen who was “hit” by the Taliban, as he begs to be let through a checkpoint in Kabul.

The video, which has been circulatin­g on social media, features the man with blood all over his face and shirt.

He is seen on camera with other family members while saying: “I am Australian citizen, they hit me.’’

The man was reportedly trying to get to Hamid Karzai Internatio­nal Airport with his cousins. The video shows him being pushed around by Taliban fighters before a shot is heard and the footage ends.

According to the Mail Online, sources said the Australian man has a wife in Adelaide and a brother in Sydney.

He reportedly went to Afghanista­n recently in June to visit a sick relative.

 ??  ?? A man in Afghanista­n claiming to be an Australian citizen with blood on his face. Picture: Twitter
A man in Afghanista­n claiming to be an Australian citizen with blood on his face. Picture: Twitter

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