World should not turn its back on us: Afghan filmmaker urges to film community

“I am writing this with a broken heart and with the deep hope that you will join us in saving my beautiful country from the Taliban,” she wrote two days before the Taliban took over Kabul and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

“They massacred our people, kidnapped many children, they killed a woman in the name of dress, they tortured and killed one of our favorite comedians, they killed a prehistoric poet,” she wrote of the Taliban.

“They killed people associated with the government, some of us were hanged in public, and they displaced millions of families. After fleeing from these provinces, the families are in camps in Kabul, where they are in a state of dire straits," she added.

She said children are dying in the camps due to dacoity and lack of milk.

Calling it a "humanitarian crisis," she slammed the world for being "silent".

"We are used to this silence, but we know it is not fair. We know this decision to leave our people is wrong, we need your voice. What I have worked so hard for as a filmmaker in my country is likely to collapse. If the Taliban takes power, they will ban all arts. Me and other filmmakers could be next on his hit list. They will violate the rights of women and our expression will be silenced," she wrote in her letter.

Karimi appealed to those in the entertainment community to spread the word.

“Please support your filmmakers and artists as our voice, share this fact with your media and write about us on your social media. The world does not turn towards us. We need your support and voice on behalf of Afghan women, children, artists and filmmakers," she said.

"This is the biggest help we need right now. Please help us not to leave this world to the Afghans. Please help us before Kabul Taliban comes to power. We only have a few days," she urged.

Karimi posted a video Saturday as she ran through the streets of Kabul, panicking that the Taliban was near.

“Taliban have entered the city and we are running away. Everyone is afraid,” she said breathlessly.

Her appeal came before the Taliban entered Kabul and took over control of Afghanistan.

An unprecedented situation has unfolded since then in the war-torn nation with people rushing to the airports to flee the country amid fear, despair and panic.