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Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan worries she will die as military ends operations

Aug 26, 2021 | 1:58 PM

A Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan says she’s worried she will die before she is able to return to her Ontario home and is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The woman, who says her friends call her Zak, asked her full name not be revealed due to safety concerns.

She says she tried to leave the country before the deadline, but was beaten by Taliban members and pushed away from the airport gates in Kabul.

She says she sees troops from other countries near the airport, and wants to know why Canada ended its operations today with so many Canadians left behind.