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The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

Escaping Afghanistan: The Search For Safety and Freedom

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

FOX News Podcasts

News

4.6775 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

This week, Martha sits down with former Afghanistan TV Producer Rukhsar Azamee who shares her story of escaping Afghanistan in 2015 and has not seen her family since, who remain in the country.  Rukhsar tells Martha what life was like before the Taliban took over and the painful reality of what her family and those in Afghanistan are facing.  Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.4

Former 10-year, Former television producer in Afghanistan, Rukzar Azami escaped the country in 2015,

0:53.7

after the Taliban killed seven of her coworkers, and she began receiving death threats.

1:00.0

Her family, whom she has not seen in six years, is currently still in Afghanistan.

1:03.1

And she says that she is beginning to lose hope.

1:05.9

She joins me now for her untold story.

1:08.2

Rooksar, thank you very much for being with us.

1:12.4

Obviously, this is such a stressful time for you and your family. How are you doing? Thank you very much for being with us. Obviously, this is such a stressful time for you and your family.

1:13.0

How are you doing?

1:17.3

Thank you so much for having me.

1:22.9

I was just talking to a close friend today, and she was asking me the same question,

1:28.8

and I told her, I'm struggling to answer that question now.

1:32.6

Because it's very difficult time. And just expressing it to words, I don't think there is enough words to express what is going

1:40.0

through in my head.

1:41.7

And it's just a difficult time. And I'm trying to stay strong. I'm trying to

1:47.7

stay strong for my siblings, for my mom, for my parents. But yeah, I'm okay. Yeah. What can you tell

1:56.6

us that you feel comfortable telling us about your family and about their situation?

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