safety, McCreary and Muhtaj said.... They were" footsteps from freedom" when the suicide bombing

LISBON( Reuters)-Leaving her homeland Afghanistan was painful, says 15-year-old Sarah.... She is less optimistic they will ever be able to return. Taliban leaders have promised to respect women's rights but under their first government, women could not work and girls were banned from school.... It managed to rescue a total of 80 people-the female youth team and family members, including babies....