Escape from the Taliban: Point of no return

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 29 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Sana Safi returns to the story of two Afghan women judges who have had to go into hiding after the Taliban takeover - and are now preparing to be evacuated for a second time. 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 they now journey to the point of no return.

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0:00.0	The dark is rising from the BBC World Service.
0:04.0	The powers of the dark are reaching out now steadily and stealthily all over this world.
0:10.0	Find out more at the end of this podcast.
0:20.0	Door.
0:22.0	Clear.
0:24.0	Let's see a target vehicle.
0:26.0	Okay, the target is on the side.
0:29.0	Find a panel of outside.
0:30.0	Two people will get in the vehicle.
0:32.0	Female.
0:34.0	We're going to have a police release.
0:43.0	Allcon, be advised that Mission Romeo Juliet 26.
0:47.0	The B-side team is moving towards the border.
0:56.0	Pre-for me and I hope I make it there safely.
1:03.0	Romeo Juliet 26 is passing checkpoint 1.
1:06.0	We are going for continuing mission.
1:09.0	What you have just heard are recordings of a top secret military style operation.
1:17.0	The mission objective?
1:19.0	To evacuate two women from Afghanistan who say their lives are in mortal danger
1:23.0	since the Taliban takeover in August of 2021.
1:27.0	We just learned our visa agent was arrested by the Taliban today.
1:31.0	It may affect the judge's visas.
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