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Clips from Flee

The American-armed anti-Soviet Mujahideen guerrillas

"The American-armed anti-Soviet Mujahideen guerrillas"

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are in the mountains around the city.

"are in the mountains around the city."

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We know that the Afghan army

"We know that the Afghan army"

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is not strong enough to ward off the Taliban,

"is not strong enough to ward off the Taliban,"

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so it's just a matter of time until they invade Kabul.

"so it's just a matter of time until they invade Kabul."

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We know that they seek revenge

"We know that they seek revenge"

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against people they consider "non-believers".

"against people they consider "non-believers"."

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Amin!

"Amin!"

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We need to leave immediately.

"We need to leave immediately."

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We pack a few things, but we don't have time to sell anything.

"We pack a few things, but we don't have time to sell anything."

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Amin, let's go.

"Amin, let's go."

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So you're barely escaping? Yes, at the last minute.

"So you're barely escaping? Yes, at the last minute."

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I cry all the way to the airport and then on the plane...

"I cry all the way to the airport and then on the plane..."

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We fled to Moscow.

"We fled to Moscow."

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Russia was the only country that would grant us a tourist visa.

"Russia was the only country that would grant us a tourist visa."

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Russia was such a strange place to be at the time.

"Russia was such a strange place to be at the time."

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We arrived a year after the fall of communism.

"We arrived a year after the fall of communism."

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People were starving and supermarkets were empty.

"People were starving and supermarkets were empty."

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The ruble continues to depreciate and they keep printing new notes.

"The ruble continues to depreciate and they keep printing new notes."

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There's a lot of crime and you can't trust the police.

"There's a lot of crime and you can't trust the police."

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At last! Abbas! Oh, my son!

"At last! Abbas! Oh, my son!"

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My oldest brother, who lives in Sweden,

"My oldest brother, who lives in Sweden,"

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found us in Moscow when we arrived.

"found us in Moscow when we arrived."

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He rented an apartment for us.

"He rented an apartment for us."

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Oh my god! You've grown up!

"Oh my god! You've grown up!"

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He ran away in the '80s, because he didn't want to go to war.

"He ran away in the '80s, because he didn't want to go to war."

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Back!

"Back!"

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Back

"Back"

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Wow!!

"Wow!!"

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We need to get them to Sweden as soon as possible,

"We need to get them to Sweden as soon as possible,"

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so they can start school.

"so they can start school."

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If we wait, they're going to get too old.

"If we wait, they're going to get too old."

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I know. What about you, darling? Sweden is treating you well

"I know. What about you, darling? Sweden is treating you well"

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Cleaning doesn't pay well, But it's okay.

"Cleaning doesn't pay well, But it's okay."

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$4,600 was all I could get together. I'll get more when I can.

"$4,600 was all I could get together. I'll get more when I can."

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Thanks.

"Thanks."

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When do you have to go back?

"When do you have to go back?"

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Tomorrow. I only have two days off.

"Tomorrow. I only have two days off."

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Come here, you two!

"Come here, you two!"

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I bet it sucks to go out with Mom. and our sisters all the time.

"I bet it sucks to go out with Mom. and our sisters all the time."

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I'm going to make you real men, when they get to Sweden.

"I'm going to make you real men, when they get to Sweden."

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Wait! The girls of Sweden are beautiful!

"Wait! The girls of Sweden are beautiful!"

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What's the plan? Get out of Russia.

"What's the plan? Get out of Russia."

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It costs a lot to be smuggled into Sweden.

"It costs a lot to be smuggled into Sweden."

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For drug dealers?

"For drug dealers?"

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Yes, human traffickers. It's the cheapest way.

"Yes, human traffickers. It's the cheapest way."

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You can get to Sweden for $3,000.

"You can get to Sweden for $3,000."

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$15 to 20,000 for all of us.

"$15 to 20,000 for all of us."

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My oldest brother is under enormous pressure because of it.

"My oldest brother is under enormous pressure because of it."

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He doesn't earn a lot.

"He doesn't earn a lot."

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Stop! Documents, please!

"Stop! Documents, please!"

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Documents

"Documents"

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Just stay there.

"Just stay there."

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Your visa has expired.

"Your visa has expired."

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Thanks.

"Thanks."

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Proceed.

"Proceed."

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I've dropped out

"I've dropped out"

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We couldn't move freely through the city,

"We couldn't move freely through the city,"

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because we didn't have the right documents,

"because we didn't have the right documents,"

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so we're in Russia illegally.

"so we're in Russia illegally."

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I was running away from the police. whenever I saw them in the street.

"I was running away from the police. whenever I saw them in the street."

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So I stayed home all day, watching Mexican soap operas.

"So I stayed home all day, watching Mexican soap operas."

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The whole family. It was the highlight of our day.

"The whole family. It was the highlight of our day."

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Let me help you with the bag. Thank you, i'm sorry.

"Let me help you with the bag. Thank you, i'm sorry."

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It's your first time in Mexico City?

"It's your first time in Mexico City?"

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Yes! I've never seen anything like it.

"Yes! I've never seen anything like it."

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And so we are sitting there for a year.

"And so we are sitting there for a year."

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Just sitting there, waiting to leave.

"Just sitting there, waiting to leave."

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It's very difficult for my brother put all that money together.

"It's very difficult for my brother put all that money together."

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He just has enough to send my sisters.

"He just has enough to send my sisters."

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Call me as soon as you get there.

"Call me as soon as you get there."

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Clear.

"Clear."

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We weren't very informed about the trip.

"We weren't very informed about the trip."

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Typically, traffickers don't know each other.

"Typically, traffickers don't know each other."

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So we're just waiting for the call from Sweden,

"So we're just waiting for the call from Sweden,"

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hoping that they were there saying they're safe

"hoping that they were there saying they're safe"

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These smugglers They're bastards!

"These smugglers They're bastards!"

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I...

"I..."

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think they're a bunch of psychopaths.

"think they're a bunch of psychopaths."

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Get in

"Get in"

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You two! Get in.

"You two! Get in."

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They are loaded inside a shipping container, with many other people.

"They are loaded inside a shipping container, with many other people."

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It's kind of hot in here.

"It's kind of hot in here."

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Then the container is loaded on a huge cargo ship

"Then the container is loaded on a huge cargo ship"

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and surrounded by other containers,

"and surrounded by other containers,"

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blocking it, so they can't get out.

"blocking it, so they can't get out."

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My older brother called.

"My older brother called."

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It was... I say...

"It was... I say..."

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Everything looked normal

"Everything looked normal"

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when MS Estonia came out from Talinn to Stockholm this morning.

"when MS Estonia came out from Talinn to Stockholm this morning."

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The 1,100 passengers did not know of the drama going on below deck.

"The 1,100 passengers did not know of the drama going on below deck."

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That's incredibly inhumane. It's the worst human trafficking.

"That's incredibly inhumane. It's the worst human trafficking."

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Havio 64 refugees confined in a tráiler struggling to escape.

"Havio 64 refugees confined in a tráiler struggling to escape."

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It's unclear how long they were in there.

"It's unclear how long they were in there."

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Of the 64, 26 were children, the youngest was only 8 months old.

"Of the 64, 26 were children, the youngest was only 8 months old."

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They almost died on the way.

"They almost died on the way."

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They're not okay.

"They're not okay."

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I think it's mostly the shock, But they're not talking much.

"I think it's mostly the shock, But they're not talking much."

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I know someone who can take a look at them.

"I know someone who can take a look at them."

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I just need to clarify one thing: Your two sisters survived, right?

"I just need to clarify one thing: Your two sisters survived, right?"

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Yes, i'm sorry. They're not dead?

"Yes, i'm sorry. They're not dead?"

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And you have an older brother, and everyone lives in Sweden?

"And you have an older brother, and everyone lives in Sweden?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Because I thought your whole family was dead.

"Because I thought your whole family was dead."

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Yes, i'm sorry. But no, they're not.

"Yes, i'm sorry. But no, they're not."

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No.

"No."

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Oh, that's great! It's really good to hear that.

"Oh, that's great! It's really good to hear that."

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But in all these years, you've never Did you tell anyone about your family?

"But in all these years, you've never Did you tell anyone about your family?"

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I think it was only after I went to university

"I think it was only after I went to university"

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that I started to open up a little bit.

"that I started to open up a little bit."

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for an ex-boyfriend. But it didn't go well.

"for an ex-boyfriend. But it didn't go well."

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I told him a little bit about my family.

"I told him a little bit about my family."

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At first, he seemed

"At first, he seemed"

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very understanding,

"very understanding,"

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but when we had a big argument, he used it against me.

"but when we had a big argument, he used it against me."

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He said he'd call the police and inform them

"He said he'd call the police and inform them"

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that my asylum was based on a lie.

"that my asylum was based on a lie."

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Even after i'm done with him, I've been terrified of it for years.

"Even after i'm done with him, I've been terrified of it for years."

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The house is great.

"The house is great."

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That's nice.

"That's nice."

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