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Afghan musicians escaped the Taliban and are starting new lives in Portugal : NPR
Afghan music students, teachers and their families disembark from their flight to Lisbon on Dec. 13. The group of more than 270 evacuees had been staying in Doha, awaiting resettlement in Portugal. Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP Afghan music students, teachers and their families disembark from their flight to Lisbon on Dec. 13. The group of more than 270 evacuees had been staying in Doha, awaiting resettlement in Portugal. Armando Franca/AP DOHA, Qatar — On the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, there’s a gated residential compound that was built to house dignitaries attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But since August, Park View Villas has been repurposed as…
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Afghan music students and teachers have successfully escaped Taliban : NPR
Associates of the Afghanistan National Institute of Tunes on the airplane to Doha. Courtesy of the Afghanistan Countrywide Institute of New music cover caption toggle caption Courtesy of the Afghanistan Nationwide Institute of Audio Users of the Afghanistan Nationwide Institute of Tunes on the plane to Doha. Courtesy of the Afghanistan Countrywide Institute of New music Right after weeks of unsuccessful attempts at fleeing the Taliban, users of the Afghanistan Countrywide Institute of Music (ANIM) and Zohra Orchestra have eventually escaped. On Sunday, 101 students, academics and musicians had been airlifted to Doha, Qatar. “One hundred life have been saved. Just one hundred goals have been saved,” claims an psychological…