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From the archive: ‘I pleaded for help. No one wrote back’: the pain of watching my country fall to the Taliban
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:30:06
Publish Date: 2025-04-23 04:00:09
Description: We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: As the fighters advanced on Kabul, it was civilians who mobilised to help with the evacuation. In the absence of a plan, the hardest decisions fell on inexperienced volunteers, and the stress began to tell By Zarlasht Halaimzai. Read by Serena Manteghi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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