Afghan all-female orchestra keeps music alive in exile

Members of Afghanistan's all-female Zohra orchestra along with other members of the Afghan music community who escaped to Qatar, perform during a concert in Doha recently. Photos: AFP

For the first time in months, members of Afghanistan's all-female Zohra orchestra have reassembled in Doha, their music once again filling the air as they face an uncertain future.

While grateful to be safe in Qatar, their escape from Taliban rule is bittersweet, as the girls leave behind friends from the orchestra and their "old companions" - their instruments.