After the Rio favelas, the Nepal jungle or the hot districts of Medellin, the French videographer Thibault Jones, known as Tibi Jones, is traveling in Afghanistan. But this destination does not have everyone this time … on social networks, criticisms have multiplied since it has announced its intention to travel the country “With a taliban” for “More access” and to be able to “Film more easily”.
Followed by nearly 500,000 people, the young man does not seem to be affected by the negative comments which accuse him of promoting a country where sharia is raging … On Instagram, he poses alongside Afghans armed with Kalashnikovs while explaining that “The narrative that is explained to us in the Western media is not the same as on the ground”. If Thibault Jones defends himself from “SUMMARY” THE regime, he believes that “Give a voice must be” struggled “. “Besides the Taliban, there are the Afghan people. They suffer, there is poverty, it is not easy for them ”the Youtubeur is moved.
“The other face of Afghanistan”
As for the fate of women, “It’s crazy how people believe what the media make them swallow all the time without ever questioning and never going there by yourself”he is indignant. Visiting a dental office, ” by chance “ He says, Thibault Jones explains that women work there, contrary to what one might think. According to him, they wander “In the street in Kabul, with Hijab, Niqab, Burka, and sometimes simply with a scarf”. “And most of the time, they walk without a man”he explains.
While the agency for gender equality, UN women, describes the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan as “More and more untenable” Four years after Kabul took the Taliban on August 15, 2021, hard to believe that the funny guides of the young Frenchman have no influence on his speech … especially since Thibault Jones is not the first influencer to be received by the country, who seeks to open up to tourism.
In March, it is Canadian Youtubeur Nolan Saumure, better known as “Seal on tour”who praised “The other face of Afghanistan”. Describing the country as “A real festival of sausage” – women being completely invisible – the latter became friends with the “Talibros”contraction of “Taliban” and “Brother” (“brother”, in English). If the clichés of the Afghan landscapes published by these unusual travelers tempt you, the entire territory remains formally not recommended (in red on the security map) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in Afghanistan is closed.
