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31-01-2022, 03:13 PM
Matthias Ang | January 31, 2022, 02:47 PM
A pregnant New Zealand reporter, Charlotte Bellis, has returned to Kabul, Afghanistan, with her partner after being denied re-entry into her home country
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Upon returning to Doha, Qatar, in September, Bellis discovered that she was pregnant.
When told by her doctor that it is illegal to be unmarried and pregnant in Qatar, Bellis started attempting to return to New Zealand through the MIQ scheme which utilises a lottery-style system for returning citizens.
However, she failed repeatedly.
Eventually, she resigned from her job in Aljazeera in November and moved to her partner's native country of Belgium.
However, her New Zealand passport meant that she could only spend a limited amount of time in Belgium.
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She reached out to senior Taliban contacts who assured her in response that there would be no problems if she returned to Kabul, even though she was not married to her partner.
Bellis quoted the Taliban as saying:
"No we're happy for you, you can come and you won't have a problem. Just tell people you're married and if it escalates, call us. Don't worry. Everything will be fine."
She then added, "When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up."
Much better to read full report at: https://mothership.sg/2022/01/new-zealan...iban-help/
A pregnant New Zealand reporter, Charlotte Bellis, has returned to Kabul, Afghanistan, with her partner after being denied re-entry into her home country
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Upon returning to Doha, Qatar, in September, Bellis discovered that she was pregnant.
When told by her doctor that it is illegal to be unmarried and pregnant in Qatar, Bellis started attempting to return to New Zealand through the MIQ scheme which utilises a lottery-style system for returning citizens.
However, she failed repeatedly.
Eventually, she resigned from her job in Aljazeera in November and moved to her partner's native country of Belgium.
However, her New Zealand passport meant that she could only spend a limited amount of time in Belgium.
......
She reached out to senior Taliban contacts who assured her in response that there would be no problems if she returned to Kabul, even though she was not married to her partner.
Bellis quoted the Taliban as saying:
"No we're happy for you, you can come and you won't have a problem. Just tell people you're married and if it escalates, call us. Don't worry. Everything will be fine."
She then added, "When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up."
Much better to read full report at: https://mothership.sg/2022/01/new-zealan...iban-help/
