This video does not show celebration in Afghanistan after India’s victory in the Asia Cup final

The viral video shows a wedding party dance from Pakistan and it dates back to 2021.

India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup final, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 September 2025. Following this, a video showing celebrations in Afghanistan is going viral on social media. The users who share the video claims that this video shows the celebration of Afghans on Indian cricket team’s victory.

The caption of the post states, “40 million Afghans right now in the celebration of India’s victory against Pakistan”.

Let’s check the truth

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Fact Check- 

We began our investigation with a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on a Pakistan-based YouTube channel named MTN World Wide on 11 April, 2021. The video states, “#this video is for entertainment only peacefully and Pathan culture wedding Dance. Bannu DJ Full HD Video 2021.” The video was taken in 2021 and has no connection to the current victory of India in the Asia Cup 2025.

The video was taken at a wedding party hosted by tribal people in Bannu, Pakistan in 2021. Bannu is a city in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Another YouTube channel shared the video on 30 March, 2021, identifying it to be from Bannu. 

Apart from this, many other social media posts can be found regarding this. This indicates that the viral video is neither recent nor related to the Asia Cup 2025. So, we can understand that an old and unrelated video has been shared to show celebrations in Afghanistan after India won the 2025 Asia Cup.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found that the claim made along with the video to be Misleading. The viral video shows a wedding party dance from Pakistan and it dates back to 2021. It is not related to the Asia Cup 2025.