GEORGE NEWS - Kathy Whitehead, a South African-born journalist from Wilderness, has been stranded in Kabul, Afghanistan, since March.
More than once in the over 70 days her hopes were up to catch a flight out of the war-torn country, but each time she has had to face awful disappointment.
On Tuesday 2 June she told George Herald / Group Editors that she wants to get home to Wilderness and as each day passes, the stress continues to mount.
"As a journalist and an editor, with over 30 years of experience, I have had to deal with a lot through the years. I have seen the good side of life and the bad - but the emotional roller-coaster of this current situation is not something I could ever have prepared myself for," she said.
"Each day brings a different set of dynamics, new hope, new highs, only to have them dashed in minutes. The closest I came to getting out was a flight on 23 May, but that came to nothing and instead, I spend hours looking for a flight out of Kabul to a point where I can connect with a repatriation flight home."
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