India, Sept. 15 -- A popular Keralite woman vlogger claimed to have been "arrested" by the "Mujahideen" in Afghanistan's Bamyan, only to later clarify that local authorities had threatened to arrest her.

She cited a law that requires women to travel with a male companion or guide, adding that she had earlier been denied a permit in Jalalabad because she was travelling alone.

The vlogger runs the Facebook page Backpacker Arunima and according to the account, she has been travelling in Afghanistan.

"According to the rules here, a woman is not allowed to travel alone. Whether she is a woman from this country or a foreign woman, the rule is the same. A few days ago, I had gone to Jalalabad to get a permit, but they did not give me one beca...