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Evacuations continue as tension intensifies in Kabul

21/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Evacuations continue as tension intensifies in Kabul

US evacuation flights continue after seven-hour delay

The UNHCR has called on all neighbouring countries to keep their borders open to Afghan refugees. A few countries have offered to provide temporary shelter for Afghans heading to the United States. One of those countries is Kosovo; we hear from their President Vjosa Osmani.
 
Also in the programme: we hear from an Afghan journalist about what the future holds for the country; and we speak to a doctor in Kabul working for the International Committee of the Red Cross.
 
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: A U.S. Air Force security forces raven, maintains a security cordon. 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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