{"id":251649,"date":"2021-08-23T06:45:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=251649"},"modified":"2021-08-23T18:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T23:28:26","slug":"afghanistan-babies-barbed-wire-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/afghanistan-babies-barbed-wire-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate parents pass babies over barbed wire to soldiers as Taliban take over Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, the Taliban officially retook Afghanistan after the Biden administration evacuated the wartorn country. High-ranking government officials quickly fled Afghanistan, while Taliban leaders rapidly retook Kabul, the capital city. For many of the citizens of Afghanistan, this was a nightmare; thanks to the United States military, the Taliban had been kept at bay for 20 years. With an average age of 18<\/a>, many Afghanistan citizens have never lived under the Taliban’s terrorist regime, and have grown up with previously unimaginable freedom. But with the Taliban back in power, many parents are taking desperate measures to help their children escape before it’s too late.<\/p>\n

Rise to Peace, a non-profit organization devoted to fighting terrorism, has been sharing\u00a0harrowing videos<\/a> from Kabul, where thousands of Afghan civilians have gathered outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport in an effort to escape. Many of the videos show men helping women and children climb over the wall into the airport, aided by American troops.<\/p>\n

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People are so desperate to escape the #Taliban<\/a> that they\u2019re passing babies and kids forward to the gate at #Kabul<\/a> airport. #kabulairport<\/a> #AfghanEvac<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6NSlIffrD1<\/a><\/p>\n

— Matt Zeller (@mattczeller) August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n