Teenage girls are among those who have fled Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in a desperate bid to protect their access to education, amid fears that women's rights and opportunities will be hugely scaled back.
But as with so many Afghan evacuees I've met in Qatar, as soon as they begin speaking about home they break down. What's happened in the last week has been traumatising for so many. And you feel it everywhere here.
Qatar has evacuated hundreds of students in recent days - mostly young women and girls. All of the ones I've met have said they fled to protect their access to education. But we've heard reports of girls' schools being closed in other provinces, that women and girls are being told to stay at home or are too afraid to go outside.
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