Tears on the tarmac as Afghan journalist speaks to BBC

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An Afghan journalist gave an emotional interview as she fled Afghanistan, fearing the Taliban would kill her for her work.

"I love my country, but I cannot stay here," Wahida Faizi told the BBC's Lyse Doucet in Kabul.

She vowed never to return to Afghanistan. "After this, it's not my country."

On Tuesday, a Taliban spokesman said that working women must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety.

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