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Manchester mum stuck in Kabul after going to try to help her family escape
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A mum who got on one of the last flights to Afghanistan has spoken about the horror she has witnessed in her desperate bid to get her parents out.
The Manchester mum-of-three, who wants to stay anonymous for her safety, arrived in Kabul airport two days before the explosion on August 26.
She said: "When I was 7 we had the Taliban here and then we moved to Iran for a few years. We came back when everything had calmed down and the Taliban were defeated.
So when I was in the UK just hearing about the situation it was torturing me. READ MORE: Afghan mum weeps by her sleeping children in sobering Manchester Airport scenes "I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat. "I was
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