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Afghani Photojournalist Struggles To Leave Afghanistan With Family

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Published August 15, 2021 at 6:44 PM EDT

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Farshad Usyan, an Afghan photographer with the AFP, about his efforts to leave Afghanistan.

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