94. The Fall of Afghanistan: What is happening in Afghanistan - Part 2 (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<h5>On Sunday 15th August, the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan and effectively took control of the country. Let’s look at what has happened in the last few days, how the US withdrawal has been criticised, and what the future of the country looks like!</h5> <p><br></p> <h5><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/18/94-the-fall-of-afghanistan-what-is-happening-in-afghanistan-part-2-english-vocabulary-lesson/" target="_blank">TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/18/94-the-fall-of-afghanistan-what-is-happening-in-afghanistan-part-2-english-vocabulary-lesson/</a></h5> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/contact/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT ME!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>To fall (v) - if a place falls in a war, an enemy army gets control of it</strong></p> <p><em>Rome fell to the Vandals in the year 455</em></p> <p><strong>Bloodshed (n) - killing and violence</strong></p> <p><em>We must find a way to end the bloodshed</em></p> <p><strong>Exodus (n) - the movement of a lot of people from a place</strong></p> <p><em>There has been an exodus of workers from the villages to the towns</em></p> <p><strong>Sensitive (adj) - needing to be treated with care or secrecy</strong></p> <p><em>A government minister left hundreds of sensitive documents on the train</em></p> <p><strong>Abject (adj) - extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful etc</strong></p> <p><em>The government’s decision has been an abject failure</em></p> <p><strong>To evacuate (v) - to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe</strong></p> <p><em>A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods</em></p> <p><strong>To impose (v) - to officially force a rule, law, punishment</strong></p> <p><em>Very high taxes have been imposed on cigarettes</em></p> <p><strong>Humanitarian (adj, n) - involved in or connected with improving people’s lives and reducing suffering</strong></p> <p><em>The UN is sending humanitarian aid to the worst affected areas</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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