The Sunday Story: An Afghan climber in limbo
Episode Date: August 27, 2023Mina Bakhshi learned to climb mountains when she was 17 years old, in her home country of Afghanistan. But when the Taliban captured Kabul, she couldn...
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570 episodes transcribedMina Bakhshi learned to climb mountains when she was 17 years old, in her home country of Afghanistan. But when the Taliban captured Kabul, she couldn...
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