Afghans in Qatar share hopes and fears after fleeing the Taliban

Qatar assisting thousands of Afghan refugees in two separate evacuation processes after Taliban takes over Afghanistan.

Doha, Qatar – Inside a muted-grey, nondescript compound in the Qatari capital of Doha, urgent efforts are under way to ensure the immediate safety of hundreds of Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban and to secure their future. Since the Taliban overran the Afghan military and government about a week ago, the international airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul has been crowded and chaotic with people desperate to flee Afghanistan. Many fear the Taliban’s hardline interpretation of Islamic law will come at the expense of women’s rights and freedom of expression.