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Three years ago, nearly 300 young Afghan musicians, their teachers and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in fear for their lives after their country fell again to the Taliban. NPR ...

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Music is banned at home. But after fleeing the Taliban into exile, the Afghan Youth Orchestra is performing in Europe about loss, hope, and the power of music.In August 2021, when the Taliban once ...

The melody was played on turquoise ukuleles, with children beating out the rhythm on miniature drums. “I feel peace when my family is safe,” sang the youngsters and their mothers, who are refugees ...