The Afghan Girls Robotics Team reflects on leaving their country
by editors@theworld.org (Amy Bracken) from The World: Latest Stories on (#77RCN)
In August 2021, a GoFundMe post pleaded for help getting the Afghan Girls Robotics Team out of Afghanistan. They had become celebrities in their country, with leaders calling them the future of Afghanistan. Then, they were wanted by the Taliban. All made it out, and many are thriving in the US and Mexico, while still struggling with homesickness and the knowledge of their loved ones' suffering. Reporter Amy Bracken has the story.