WIFE of dog rescuer in Afghanistan, Pen Farthing, managed to leave the country in a chaotic ordeal with her now safely at home.

Here's what we know about her.

Who is Kaisa Markhus?

Kaisa Markhus is from Norway and escaped Afghanistan with a pregnant American friend — who was not identified — while her husband stayed behind in Kabul, vowing not to leave until all 25 of his staff and their immediate families were given safe passage out of the troubled nation.

When did Kaisa Markhus leave Afghanistan?

Kaisa, 30, was evacuated out of Afghanistan on an almost empty plane and finally arrived home on August 19.

She and a pregnant American friend, who manages the Nowzad animal sanctuary set up by her partner Pen, had to physically push their way through a sea of men, women and children to get to an access gate.

Once there, they had to get the attention of U.S soldiers manning the checkpoint, who had to examine their paperwork before letting them through.

During the hour-long wait to process their forms they had to remain in the crush outside the gate, frantically trying to avoid being sucked back into the crowd and out of sight of the soldiers.

Eventually they were waved through. Kaisa walked her American friend to the US processing centre before heading to the Norwegian office.

Where is Kaisa Markhus now?

Her military plane arrived at Georgia from where she caught a connecting commercial flight on to Oslo where she is now home with family.

She told the MailOnline: "I’m very pleased and relieved to be home finally.

"There are thousands of desperate and terrified people in Afghanistan who fear for their lives at the hands of the Taliban rulers and its these people who are crowding around Kabul Airport looking for any way out.

‘There are four gates to the airport and each one is surrounded by masses of people.

‘The problem is that unless you have valid paperwork and the proper forms to get through the gate, the soldiers won’t let you through.

That needs to be made clear to people because at the moment whole families are sleeping rough outside the perimeter fencing hoping to somehow get through."

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