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EXCLUSIVE: In US, former Afghan education minister's heart still longs for Kabul

EXCLUSIVE: In US, former Afghan education minister's heart still longs for Kabul

Mirwais Balkhi, a former Afghan education minister who fled his homeland two years ago in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, now lives in the United States. In the West, he and his friends, who also escaped Afghanistan in 2021, now grapple with depression. In this exclusive chat with WION's Heena Sharma, he talks about how his heart still longs for Kabul.