VOA News / July 22, 2017 Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team returned Saturday to Kabul after its successful trip to Washington for the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge, and several officials representing the presidential palace welcomed the girls home, calling them role models. In the ceremony, Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive of the national unity government, said, “Despite
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 19, 2017 Six Afghan girls who were initially denied U.S. visas to attend a robotics competition in Washington, D.C., have won a medal at the international event. The Afghanistan team was awarded a silver medal for “courageous achievement” at the event, which ended on July 18. The award recognized teams that exhibited
1TV: Afghan Civil Aviation Authority says, the government will take full control of Kabul International Airport (Hamid Karzai Airport) after getting the responsibility of meteorology dept. from NATO-Resolute Support. According to officials, currently, five Afghans are serving 24 hours in the dept., however, 10 people are required to work in the section, including two women and
Khaama Press: A group of young Afghan girls is working to produce a mobile phone application in a bid to help the foreign nationals visiting the country for tourism. The latest attempt by the young Afghan girls comes as several Afghan youths are busy to achieve breakthroughs in technology defying the threats posed by terrorism. Click here
The Economic Times: Currently Daftar houses four startups and Fatimie says the co-working space is in negotiation with another three to join. ACE also has a small start up fund/micro venture fund to help the startups. Big marquee VCs and investors are missing, which means no Sequoia, Accel or Tiger, and it is mainly donor fundings
Geo TV: The only all-female coding school in Afghanistan is aiming to bridge gender gaps in a society which considers tough work like programming men’s expertise. Code to Inspire is the first ever only female coding school in Afghanistan. Established in Herat in the year 2015 the school now looks to expand in Mazar-e Sharif. Its founder and
Huffington Post: A new female-only coding school is helping launch a quiet revolution in Afghanistan, where computers are opening up the world to women and allowing them to escape decades of repression. When Fereshteh Forough graduated with a degree in computer science from Herat University, she knew she was an exception to the rule. Click here to
Ars: As a country that has been ravaged by war, terrorism, and mass corruption for the last 30 years, Afghanistan seems like the least likely site for technological development. However, following the American-led invasion of the country, Kabul’s basic infrastructure was quickly upgraded as expats and foreign military powers moved in. Click here to read more
Khaama Press: The Afghan government has brought changes in the controversial Article of Population Registration Act which was barring the distribution of electronic Identification (e-ID) cards. The changes in Article 6 of the Act have been incorporated during a meeting of the Law Committee of the Afghan Cabinet. The Office of the Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said
Tolo News: An exhibition held in Kandahar over the past three days displayed the results of at least 170 scientific experiments which were carried out by school students in the province. Participants of the exhibition, who brought their small innovations and discoveries for display, said Afghan schoolchildren are talented and should be provided with the