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The refugee crisis in Afghanistan is escalating as the Taliban take over the country.
Since the beginning of this year, 550,000 Afghans have been forced to flee their homes due to internal fighting, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Now tens of thousands more are trying to leave the country as many Afghans, especially women and children, fear a resumption of Islamic fundamentalism under the Taliban.
Others, including interpreters who helped the US military fight the Taliban, fear retaliation.
Afghan journalists who have been covering the war are also at particularly high risk.
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UN Refugee Agency