The New York Times: An unproved accusation of adultery had sent the mob chasing the girl and the young man she had been linked to, and the crowd set fire to the car in which the two were found last July in west Kabul. They barely escaped, but the police seemed more concerned about the
VOA News January 2, 2017 Afghanistan’s first female fixed wing pilot in the country’s air force awaits a response to her asylum request to the United States, which she filed last month after receiving threats from Taliban insurgents, according to her lawyer. “Her reason for seeking asylum in the United States is she’s in fear
The Boston Globe: There is much that is compelling about the story of Captain Niloofar Rahmani, Afghanistan’s first female military pilot, who just completed flight training in the United States. It is a remarkable achievement for any Afghan woman to rise to such public professional heights. All of which makes her recently revealed request for asylum
Daily Mail (UK): A woman has reportedly been beheaded by a group of armed men in Afghanistan after she entered a city without her husband. The horrific act took place in the remote village of Latti in Sar-e-Pul province, which is under Taliban control. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The India women’s football team on Tuesday evening beat rivals Afghanistan 5-1 in the opening Group B match of the SAFF Championship 2016 at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri in India. The Indians scored their first goal in the third minute. In the 30th minute they were awarded a penalty, which gave them a
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s first female pilot Nilofar Rahmani has dismissed reports of her apparent move to seek asylum in the U.S and reaffirmed her commitment to serve Afghanistan. Following a report published in the New York Times, Rahmani sent a letter to the Afghan Air Force and to TOLOnews stating that she had been misunderstood and
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national girls football team is expected to face rival India in the first match of the South Asia Girls Football Championship on Tuesday. At a press conference on Monday, the two coaches from the Afghan team explained said they were well prepared. Kelly Lindsey, the American coach, said: “Despite insecurity and other problems,
Reuters: There was an angry reaction in Afghanistan to news that the first female fixed-wing pilot in the country’s air force was requesting asylum in the United States after completing an 18-month training course. The Afghan Defense Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Captain Niloofar Rahmani, 25, had sought asylum after the Wall Street Journal quoted
Tolo News: Nilofar Rahmani, an Afghan pilot who won an international bravery award for women in 2015, and went to the Unites States for training has said she is not ready to return home. According to the New York Times she said due to the deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan she is not willing
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials say gunmen have shot dead six government workers, including five women in southern Kandahar province. The early morning attack occurred when unknown assailants ambushed and sprayed with bullets a minivan transporting the female Kandahar airport security staff to work. The deadly attack also left the