Aryana Sayeed: Afghanistan returns to miserable time for women

Afghan singer Aryana Sayeed fled the country on a US army plane after the Taliban took control of the country’s capital Kabul.

She told BBC World News: “It's very sad, very unfortunate that Afghanistan is all the way back to 20 years ago when life was so miserable for a lot of women in Afghanistan."

Ms Sayeed said that if the Taliban remain in control then she could not see a time when singers would be able to go and perform in the country.

More than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since the Taliban took over.

25 August 2021