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Tonight at ten, the desperate scramble to escape afghanistan, and life, under taliban rule. the militants beat back the crowds at kabul aiport, as afghans beg western embassies, for travel papers. these people have no real information about what they can do to leave afghanistan but they are desperate. in fact, they are asking us, is it true, will the canadians give me a visa? the fact is, most of these people will never get one. the uk says it will continue to help people escape, as long as the us military controls the airport. we are the lucky ones, we made it. there are lots of people who really need help. the un is warning that the taliban is systematically hunting down