Trailblazer Zahra Offered US Flight ..But Faces Chaos At Kabul Airport
Daily Mirror|August 20, 2021
Afghan women’s advocate Zahra Nazari was offered a glimmer of hope yesterday after US authorities granted her a place on a military flight out of Kabul.
Matt Roper
Trailblazer Zahra Offered US Flight ..But Faces Chaos At Kabul Airport

Businesswoman Zahra, 20, her 18-year-old sister and 39-year-old mother had been holed up in the Afghan capital after fleeing their home city last week.

She told the Mirror how the extremists had vowed to find and kill her for running her own business and campaigning for women’s rights, and made a direct plea to US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson for help.

This story is from the August 20, 2021 edition of Daily Mirror.

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