Government Communications Office of the State of Qatar/ Handout via REUTERS Members of the Taliban had been to Ahmad’s house in the capital looking for Zia, who had worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan.... “ What if I could have gotten them out?... ” Additonal reporting by Simon Lewis in Washington D.C. and Aziz El Yaakoubi and Alexander Cornwell in DubaiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles....

If you were leaving home forever and had just a few hours to collect your thoughts and most precious belongings, items that would have to fit into a knapsack or purse, or just your pockets, what would you choose?... Rahmati hopes the man who gave it to her will still care for her when she sees him again.... When two people are separated, “ everything changes, ” she said....