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🗓️ 18 July 2025
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0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
0:09.0 | Today, the secret government scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to Britain. |
0:25.0 | Today in focus is supported by London Business School. |
0:29.4 | London Business School believes that difference drives progress. |
0:33.2 | That's why the school is committed to bringing together people who see the world in radically unique ways. |
0:36.7 | By sharing and learning from one another, |
0:39.1 | we can tackle problems with fresh eyes. |
0:42.8 | Embracing difference can empower us all to thrive and succeed |
0:47.3 | no matter what challenges we face in the world of business. |
0:51.1 | London Business School is one of the most global business schools in the world, |
0:56.0 | with alumni based in over 160 countries. Their growing scholarship portfolio is key in helping |
1:03.7 | to reduce barriers to entry and ensuring LBS attracts and welcomes the best and brightest of candidates, regardless of background or |
1:13.3 | circumstances. Find out how difference drives progress. Search London Business School or |
1:20.8 | London.edu. |
1:26.9 | My name is Marzia,akir Hel and I'm a former judge and advocate from Afghanistan. |
1:36.4 | Marzia was a women's rights advocates and specialized in family law before she was forced to flee Afghanistan in 2008 after the Taliban tried to assassinate her. |
1:46.6 | She claimed asylum in the UK and rebuilt her life in Oldham in Greater Manchester. |
1:52.0 | Since the fall of Kabul in August 2021, she's been helping other female judges targeted by the Taliban |
1:57.8 | and talks daily to Afghans fearing for their lives. |
2:01.9 | On Monday, she started to receive frantic calls from contacts in Afghanistan, who'd received |
2:06.8 | an email out of the blue from the British government. |
2:09.3 | Some of my colleagues, they received an email from the Ministry of Defense about the leak of the |
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