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06 Sept 2025

Donegal woman in Afghanistan descibes Taliban take-over of the capital

Donegal woman in Afghanistan descibes Taliban take-over of the capital

Afghanistan. Map: Google Maps

A Donegal woman living in Afghanistan has been speaking about the Taliban take-over of the capital and country.

Mary-Ellen McGroarty heads up UN’s World Food Programme in Afghanistan.

On Sunday, Mary-Ellen McGroarty and her colleagues ran to the bunker of their Kabul compound.

“We heard gunshots and didn’t know what was happening,” she told the Irish Independent.

She also said: I fear Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe – but I won’t be leaving."

For the full story see: HERE

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