When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year, Shabnam Safa watched on with more trepidation than most. Shabnam grew up in Pakistan as an Afghan refugee, before her family emigrated to Australia when Shabnam was a teenager. 

Life wasn’t easy for Shabnam. But as her story will prove, she is more than her hardships.

For more information on the CRISP program, visit Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia.

Further links:

• NRAAG - National Refugee-led Advisory and Advocacy Group
• Action for Afghanistan

Audio Used in Episode: CNBC – Afghanistan War

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