Eddie Whitham races against the Taliban to save 'daughter' from Kabul chaos

Andrew Messenger
August 19 2021 - 9:00am
RACE: Multicultural Tamworth leader Eddie Whitham is desperately seeking a rescue flight out of Kabul for a woman he considers his daughter. Photo: Peter Hardin
RACE: Multicultural Tamworth leader Eddie Whitham is desperately seeking a rescue flight out of Kabul for a woman he considers his daughter. Photo: Peter Hardin

She's the Afghan woman Aussie Eddie Whitham calls a "daughter", but with her home country collapsing around her, Mitra is facing a desperate battle to flee the country.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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