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