"In the team we've built here, we've got over 100 young graduates," Naderi told Reuters during a visit to the site this week. "People don't put much value on women in Afghanistan but this project will show that women can do anything." The edifice was destroyed in the civil wars of the 1990s, when fighting between rival militias killed thousands in Kabul. But for Sonia Alizada, one of the young engineers working on the palace, her enthusiasm outweighs any doubts. "We are a team of girls working here with joy and everyone has a huge interest," she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 07, 2016 07:41 UTC