Coalminer's daughter comes out top in Afghanistan's university entrance exam
The daughter of an Afghan coalminer has come top in the country’s university entrance exam and is setting her sights on becoming a doctor.
Shamsia Alizada, 18, came first out of more than 170,000 students, the education ministry said, prompting congratulations from former president Hamid Karzai and foreign envoys including the US charge d’affaires.
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But Alizada said she would not let politics get in the way of her studies. “I have some fears about the Taliban’s comeback … but I don’t want to lose my hope, because my dreams are bigger than my fear.“
She said her father, who works in a mine in the north, had moved the family to Kabul to make sure she got an education.
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The Taliban say they have changed and will let girls be educated, though many fear that women’s rights will deteriorate if the group regains influence.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/25/afghanistan-shamsia-alizada-university-entrance-exam