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spread of diseases like cholera and malaria. now on bbc news, fleeing afghanistan. i ve concluded that it s time to end america s longest war. it s time for american troops to come home. as us, uk and nato forces leave afghanistan, the taliban tightens its grip and a humanitarian crisis unfolds. everybody was desperately trying to find any way to get out of afghanistan because it was the only chance to stay alive. so, fighting, stressful. there was lots of broken cars all over the airport and there was nothing just a gate to go into the plane. gunshot. people were running towards the aircraft, the airport. - there were soldiers| keeping people out. gunfire. the taliban, who were beating up people with sticks, - with wires, whatever they had, and they were shooting - on the ground and on the air. like the end of the world in the hollywood movies! i can t describe what the scene was like. i i have been beaten many times for the way i am. the taliban s interpretation of shar
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