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First Afghan woman to scale country’s highest peak

23rd August, 2018 · admin
Hanifa Yousoufi

Hanifa Yousoufi

The Virginian-Pilot: Earlier this month, the now-24-year-old Hanifa Yousoufi, became the first Afghan woman to summit her country’s tallest mountain. Yousoufi reached the summit of Noshaq on Aug. 10 after nearly a month of climbing. At 24,580 feet, it’s the highest point in Afghanistan and the second-highest peak in the Hindu Kush range. Click here to read more (external link).

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