Afghan teen learns of film's Oscar nomination

Far from Hollywood, in the Afghan capital of Kabul, one Oscar nomination has been greeted with tears of joy.

A film about two Afghan street boys has been nominated in the Live Action Short Film category.

ITV News Europe Correspondent Emma Murphy reports on the moment its fourteen-year-old star found out the news:

Click here to read Emma Murphy's blog on Fawad Mohammadi, the boy from Kabul who became the star of the Oscar-nominated Buzkashi Boys.

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