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Kabul evacuations resume

21/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Kabul evacuations resume

Crowds continue to gather at Kabul airport

Many Afghans are still trying to leave Afghanistan, with intense scenes at Kabul airport. We hear from a young Afghan activist in Kabul who has been keeping a diary for Weekend about her experiences.

Also in the programme: we speak to one of the co-authors of a new book about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny; and we hear about the surprising surge in sales of gin in Scotland.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are author Misha Glenny and Kate Clark, co-director of the research group Afghanistan Analysts Network.

(Photo: U.S. Soldiers, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. CREDIT: Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY)

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