Nilofar Rahmani
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 in the United States so problematic for traditional Western notions of duty, public service, and the social contract. Click here to read more (external link).
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