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19 September 2026

Taliban massacre survivor describes watching as gunmen slaughtered bus passengers because women had been allowed on board... and how she managed to cheat death

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Taliban massacre survivor describes watching as gunmen slaughtered bus passengers because women had been allowed on board... and how she managed to cheat death

But one morning in 2014, what was meant to be a bus ride to school turned into a hellish nightmare when the vehicle was stopped by Taliban gunmen. Within moments, the group of masked men began ...

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