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Dr Waheed Arian, doctor

Desert Island Discs

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Wahidarian - Your Second Choice Today

Your second choice is a song by one of the most famous Afghan singers for Haddaria. It's called Gullisuri which means goodbye my flower and reflects the time we went through in the 90s mainly during the Civil War. When I came to the UK I used to listen to this song and reflect on what had happened. Wahidarian your parents eventually made the decision to get the whole family out of Afghanistan and head for Pakistan. You were barely five at that point, the border was closed so you were forced to make a very dangerous journey across the mountains. What do you remember about that crossing? "Bullets flying, rockets hitting the wall"

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