{"id":24278,"date":"2026-09-14T19:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24278"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:04:59","slug":"indian-travel-vlogger-claims-arrest-by-afghan-mujahideen-seeks-help-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24278","title":{"rendered":"Indian travel vlogger claims \u2018arrest\u2019 by Afghan \u2018Mujahideen\u2019, seeks help | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134246771,imgsize-60088,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/photo-taken-from-instagram-account-of-backpacker-arunima.jpg\" alt=\"Indian travel vlogger claims \u2018arrest\u2019 by Afghan \u2018Mujahideen\u2019, seeks help\" title=\"Photo taken from Instagram account of 'Backpacker Arunima'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Photo taken from Instagram account of 'Backpacker Arunima'\">Photo taken from Instagram account of &#8216;Backpacker Arunima&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A popular Indian travel vlogger from Kerala, who has been travelling in Afghanistan and posting videos from the country, on Monday claimed that she had been &#8220;arrested&#8221; by the &#8220;Mujahideen&#8221; in Bamyan and appealed for help in contacting the Indian embassy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a post on her Facebook page, the vlogger, &#8220;Backpacker Arunima&#8221;, shared what she described as a translation of an official communication from local authorities, stating that she had been arrested by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;You were arrested by Mujahideen just now because you do not have an official letter,&#8221; the translated message read.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>&#8220;Backpacker Arunima&#8221; also appealed for assistance in reaching the Indian embassy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;If you anyone know Indian embassy please contact,&#8221; she wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of her Facebook post\" msid=\"134246735\" imgsize=\"292527\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"Screenshot of her Facebook post\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-292527,msid-134246735\/screenshot-of-her-facebook-post.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot of her Facebook post<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The veracity of the post could not be independently ascertained, and there was no immediate response from the Ministry of External Affairs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The post offered no further details about the circumstances of her alleged arrest or identified those who had detained her.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Arunima has been travelling across Afghanistan and has shared several videos from the country on her social media accounts. She has more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 2.39 lakh on Facebook, while her YouTube channel has over 7.3 lakh subscribers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>According to her social media profiles, she has spent the past six years hitchhiking through remote routes and documenting &#8220;rare and risky&#8221; regions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/indian-travel-vlogger-claims-arrest-by-afghan-mujahideen-seeks-help\/articleshow\/134246686.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo taken from Instagram account of &#8216;Backpacker Arunima&#8217; NEW DELHI: A popular Indian travel vlogger from Kerala, who has been travelling in Afghanistan and posting videos from the country, on Monday claimed that she had been &#8220;arrested&#8221; 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