Maternal Dispatches with Hollie McKay

Maternal Dispatches with Hollie McKay

AFGHANISTAN DISPATCHES: WHEN THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE

Civilians caught in northern crossfire make the treacherous escape south after Taliban takeover

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Hollie McKay
Aug 10, 2021
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“Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

10 August 2021

What would you do if rockets barraged your home and you had nowhere to hide?

What would you take if you only had ten seconds to decide?

Where would you go if every street you turned was filled with fighters?

Who would you save if all…

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