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The Documentary: Escape from the Taliban

Escape from the Taliban

17/05/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Escape from the Taliban

Sana Safi follows the stories of Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban.

Sana Safi follows the stories of two Afghan women judges who have had to go into hiding after the Taliban takeover. Through encrypted networks and messages, Sana gets unprecedented access to the secretive operatives trying to get the women and their families out of the country. It is a race against time as the Taliban go door to door looking for the women.

Producer: Paul Connolly

(Photo: Afghanistan women buy burqa at a market. Credit: EPA)

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