Hareer Hashim

Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021.

‘I had to burn a lot of my stuff’: Two Afghan women on what they left behind when they fled the Taliban

November 11, 2021Afghanistan

Thousands of Afghans rushed to leave Afghanistan when the Taliban retook control of the country. Many had to make split-second decisions about what to pack in a small bag or backpack.

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