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Oldham refugee who fled Afghanistan after Taliban twice tried to kill her says the 'country is burning - and all women are in the fire'

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Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A Muslim activist who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban tried to kill her twice has told of her anguish at the Taliban seizing control of her country.

Quazi Marzia Babakarkhail, 55, who now lives in Oldham, was a judge in Afghanistan, and established a school in the country to help set out to empower and educate women.

When she saw how the law often worked against them she became an activist - and a target for the Taliban who attempted to kill her on two separate occasions. READ MORE: My son did not die in vain, says mum of Stockport Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan First, militants stormed her house with guns and, when they failed to assassinate her after she was able to

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