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Afghanistan: Doctor on scholarship forced to leave family in Kabul
An Afghan doctor who left her country to study in Wales has said she had to leave to protect her family from the Taliban after campaigning for women's rights.Dr Elham Barakzai flew out of Kabul airport on Sunday to start a scholarship at Swansea University.
The 28-year-old said she had been told, if she did not get on the plane, she may "never leave Kabul".
"There was a lot of sound of gunfire by Taliban," she said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-58359952.amp