94. The Fall of Afghanistan: What is happening in Afghanistan - Part 2 (English Vocabulary Lesson)

On Sunday 15th August, the Taliban entered the capital city of Afghanistan and effectively took control of the country. Let’s look at what has happened in the last few days, how the US withdrawal has been criticised, and what the future of the country looks like! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/18/94-the-fall-of-afghanistan-what-is-happening-in-afghanistan-part-2-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT ME!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List To fall (v) - if a place falls in a war, an enemy army gets control of it Rome fell to the Vandals in the year 455 Bloodshed (n) - killing and violence We must find a way to end the bloodshed Exodus (n) - the movement of a lot of people from a place There has been an exodus of workers from the villages to the towns Sensitive (adj) - needing to be treated with care or secrecy A government minister left hundreds of sensitive documents on the train Abject (adj) - extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful etc The government’s decision has been an abject failure To evacuate (v) - to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods To impose (v) - to officially force a rule, law, punishment Very high taxes have been imposed on cigarettes Humanitarian (adj, n) - involved in or connected with improving people’s lives and reducing suffering The UN is sending humanitarian aid to the worst affected areas --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices