Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans girls from attending school beyond the primary level. Education advocate Somaya Faruqi is working with Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF to ...

The Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team has not only captivated hearts around the globe but also inspired countless budding engineers with their tenacity, intelligence, and technological prowess. Emerging ...

The first international robotics competition for high schoolers made headlines before it even started — and after the event was over as well. First there was the story of the all-girl Afghanistan team ...

In the sweltering heat of Kabul, a group of young women, who have been barred from higher education for the past three years, gather in one of their homes to work on a new project. Calling themselves ...

The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a ...

A robotics team comprised of six girls from Afghanistan is taking part in an international competition after clearing visa obstacles that prompted intervention from President Donald Trump. Teams from ...

The father of a member of the Afghan all-girls robotics team that made headlines last month after overcoming US visa obstacles died this week in an ISIS bombing in Herat, Afghanistan.

This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent Persian In the sweltering heat of Kabul, a group of young women, who have been barred from higher education for the past three years, ...