more-inAn Afghan-American female pilot on a solo flight around the world seeking to inspire young women across the globe has taken a detour to visit her native Afghanistan and meet the country’s president and civil society activists struggling to safeguard women’s rights. Ms. Waiz, the first female pilot from Afghanistan, began her journey in Florida in May and has since made stops in 11 countries, with eight more to complete her mission. Ms. Waiz promised Afghan women that once her world trip is done, she would come back and find ways to help them. Ms. Waiz and her family moved in 1987 to the U.S. where she got her pilot’s license, becoming the youngest certified female pilot from Afghanistan. At the end of the trip across 25,800 km, she will become the first Afghan-American woman to accomplish a solo flight around the world.

Source: The Hindu July 11, 2017 12:22 UTC