Afghan Female Orchestra’s Escape Halted 100 Yards From Freedom

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September 13, 2021

Members of an internationally renowned orchestra of Afghan women and girls remain stuck in Afghanistan after an attempt to get them out through Kabul’s airport in the last days of the U.S. war failed.

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