Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan

Angelina Jolie, a well-known private celebrity with no public social media presence, has joined Instagram, using the platform to draw attention to the situation in Afghanistan.

Jolie posted a letter she says she received from a teenage Afghan girl, whose name and location has been blurred.

In the letter, the girl expresses her worries and fear over life under the Taliban, writing that "we are imprisoned again."

Jolie, who is is a special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency, wrote in her caption that she plans on sharing the stories of people across the world "who are fighting for their basic human rights."

Following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban swiftly assumed power, causing widespread fear among many in the country.

CNN reports the Taliban previously held power between 1996 and 2001, leading an oppressive regime in which women were largely confined to the home.

Though the Taliban has said they have changed, many people in and outside of Afghanistan are sceptical.

Thousands of Afghan people have tried to flee the country, causing havoc at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as the US attempts to relocate American citizens and vulnerable Afghans.

[Source: CNN]