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- ↑ "Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul". catholicnews.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ AsiaNews.it. "Fr. Moretti: Women will push for 'resurrection' after US leave Afghanistan". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ TheCatholicTelegraph.com. "The Leader of Afghanistan's Catholic Community Longs to Return to the Country". www.thecatholictelegraph.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.