very quickly the best of times would become the worst. in 1978, a group of communist army officers overthrow president daoud khan, the saur coup d etat. it began a generation of war and invasion the war we are still living with today. my parents were worried for our future. my sisters and i dressed in old burqas and plastic shoes. we managed to catch a bus across the border
sentiment. just for the record, things like the prime minister putting out his article on muslim women wearing burqas, i don t think that was the start. i think that was downright rude. do i think it was in the small. i don t think it was islamophobic. he ran a shambolic campaign and lost control of it. he is not islamophobic. his former brother in law is the former prime minister of pakistan, for pete s sake. they should be in investigated and action needs to be taken, it should. and action needs to be taken, it should - and action needs to be taken, it should. ., . should. offering some sage advice there to the should. offering some sage advice there to the conservatives. - the government says it has intelligence suggesting russia is plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. it says there s a very significant risk that russian forces will invade the country. president putin has already sent tens of thousands of troops
taliban posted a sign telling women to wear burqas do you feel safe absolutely not, she says every minute we are scared. the u.n. special envoy saying there is compelling evidence of intimidation and a deterioration in respect for human rights meanwhile, americans are still stranded here along with thousands of america s afghan allies. one former army translator now in hiding, told us he applied for a visa in august and is still waiting. 3 1/2 months you ve been waiting and have heard nothing? nothing reporter: many have turned to nonprofit veterans groups like project dynamo which says they ve evacuated more than 2,000 people how many are left i have no idea but i can tell you people call us every single day and say help me, help me, help me reporter: left behind in a country now falling apart. the u.s. has already donated more than $700 million in humanitarian aid to afghanistan.
we could not have known how very quickly the best of times would become the worst. in 1978, a group of communist army officers overthrow president daoud khan, the saur coup d etat. it began a generation of war and invasion the war we are still living with today. my parents were worried for our future. my sisters and i dressed in old burqas and plastic shoes. we managed to catch a bus across the border into pakistan as refugees. we tookjust a small bundle of things. mehtabuddin escaped too, along the road he had helped to build in the 1940s.