Evening Edition: Female Afghan Athletes Escape To Qatar

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🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Hundreds of Afghan evacuees including many athletes and their families, deemed to be at high risk of Taliban punishment, escape on one of many flights to Doha, Qatar. Reports say earlier this month the Taliban killed a female volleyball player for speaking out about the risk female athletes face. FOX's Simon Owen speaks with FOX's Trey Yingst who has been traveling on multiple flights in and out of Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	I'm Greg Gutfeld.
0:29.0	I'm Tammy Bruce.
0:30.0	I'm Steve Ducey, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:33.7	Thursday October 21st, 2021.
0:40.2	I'm Simon Owen.
0:41.8	Two months after the chaotic US withdrawal, life for many in Afghanistan has been turned upside down,
0:49.0	the latest from our reporter in the region.
0:51.5	They're begging for something that will allow them to get on a flight and get out of Afghanistan.
0:56.2	And I think it really highlights and paints a grim picture for the real situation on the ground in the country.
1:01.2	These people would not be so desperate to leave if
1:04.0	everything was fine and they felt safe and comfortable. This is the Fox News
1:08.1	rundown evening edition.
1:11.3	Afghanistan's main airport may be operational again following the departure of US forces
1:19.2	over the summer but for Afghans fearful for their safety under Taliban rule, there's no straightforward way out.
1:27.0	A number of female basketball players were among the latest to leave the country this week,
1:31.0	but thousands of others remain in place.
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