Afghan boy, 13, slipped past Taliban guards alone to reach UAE evacuation flight

The National

In the reception area of the clinic at Emirates Humanitarian City, a vast compound sheltering up to 8,500 Afghan evacuees in Abu Dhabi, dozens of families wait calmly to see a team of doctors to address their medical needs.

Leaning against one of the clinic walls is 15-year-old Khaled. He and his family were brought to EHC on an evacuation flight from Kabul.

Next to him is his friend, Zabi, who is 13.

“I am here with my parents, but he is here alone,” Khaled says. READ MORE