video shared on twitter It claims it shows the Taliban moving armored vehicles to the Iranian border.
Taliban move heavy equipment and armored fighting vehicles near border with Iran pic.twitter.com/2icXmaAolZ
— Splitter (@Spriter99880) May 27, 2023
Verdict: Misleading
This video looks like it’s from 2022.
Fact check:
Clashes between Iran and the Taliban recently broke out on the border between Iran and Afghanistan, according to reports. DW. The clash was over the water rights of the Helmand River, which is governed by a 1973 treaty that has not been fully enforced, according to the newspaper.
The video shows Taliban soldiers and armored fighting vehicles in the desert. The video’s caption reads: “Taliban move heavy machinery and armored fighting vehicles near border with Iran.”
However, this video appears to be from 2022. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the armored vehicle seen in the video matches the image shared above. twitter Author Lucas Muller, February 2022.
A former ANA BMP/ZU-23-2 combo operated by the Taliban. Probably Kandahar area. pic.twitter.com/hJMs0x22Ws
— Lucas Muller (@aaf_lukas) February 3, 2022
“Former ANA BMP/ZU-23-2 combo operated by the Taliban. Probably in the Kandahar area,” Muller tweeted.
Mueller told Check Your Fact in a direct message on Twitter that he could not find the original video on Twitter, but that it was from the same exercise.
“The problem is that the footage that Splitter seems to have posted recently is of the same scene as the Defense Department video. Look at the soldiers with the hats in the first few seconds of the Defense Department video,” Muller said. said Mr.
Additionally, Mueller pointed out that the Taliban Defense Ministry posted the video. February 2022 The first few seconds show the same BMP and what looks like a soldier. Terrain, BMP flag positions, and AA guns all look the same.
“Check Your Fact” was unable to locate the original video, but it may have been shared by the site, which is now suspended. twitter account.The tweet states that the video was taken Spin Boldaclocated in Kandahar province, which Muller identified as the likely location where the image was taken.
Military analysis website Orix, citing a tweet in the video, identified one of the armored vehicles as a BMP-1 with a ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, which Muller identified in the tweet. are the same.
Taliban BRM-1 and BMP-1 with ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns @dancepiun https://t.co/OjeQIdDNNA
— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) February 2, 2022
“Taliban BRM-1 and BMP-1 are equipped with ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns”, Oryx tweeted. (Related: Video shows US withdrawal from Afghanistan, not NATO forces in Ukraine)
Multiple false claims about the Taliban’s current situation have circulated online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a video that allegedly showed the Taliban moving heavy artillery towards the border.
