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A Mynah’s escape from Afghanistan

Juji the little Mynah with the French Ambassador’s residence in Abu Dhabi speaks Pasto, the language of the people of Afghanistan. Now it can utter “bonjour” which means hello in French. The talking bird belonged to a small girl who made all the way from Kabul airport to UAE in a flight while she was trying to flee the devastated country on August 14, the day before Talibans took over Afghanistan. Reaching Abu Dhabi, she was trying to board a Fr…