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The Afghan Women of Brattleboro #1: One Backpack

The Afghan Women of Brattleboro #1: One Backpack

“The day the Taliban took control of our country, how much we cried no one can imagine.”When the fundamentalist Taliban seized power in 2021, Afghan citizens were shocked and terrified. They fled th…

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May 12, 202519m 23s

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“The day the Taliban took control of our country, how much we cried no one can imagine.”

When the fundamentalist Taliban seized power in 2021, Afghan citizens were shocked and terrified. They fled the country for different reasons: their education, jobs, or activism put them in danger; they were connected to the Afghan military or a western government; or all of the above. The U.S. evacuated close to 80,000 Afghans. Some were destined for Brattleboro, Vermont.

The Afghan Women of Brattleboro was produced by Two Daughters Productions with support from Vermont Public's Made Here Fund.

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