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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katrine Bussey

Baroness tells of ‘terrible texts’ from trapped Afghan women pleading for help

A leading human rights lawyer has told how she still receives “tragic, terrible text messages” from women hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, nearly two years after she managed to evacuate more than 500 people from the conflict-torn country.

Baroness Helena Kennedy KC organised the evacuation of 103 women who were on Taliban “kill lists” in September and October 2021, flying them and their families to safety.

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