Tears on the tarmac as Afghan journalist speaks to BBC

Wahida Faizi says she cannot stay in Afghanistan because she believes the Taliban will kill her. …

An Afghan journalist gave an emotional interview as she fled Afghanistan, fearing the Taliban would kill her for her work.

“I love my country, but I cannot stay here,” Wahida Faizi told the BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Kabul.

She vowed never to return to Afghanistan. “After this, it’s not my country.”

On Tuesday, a Taliban spokesman said that working women must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety.