Former Afghan mayor, now a student, advocates for girls and women
December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Even before she took office in 2019, Zarifa Ghafari the youngest and one of the only female mayors to serve in Afghanistan became a target of the Taliban. She survived multiple assassination attempts, and in 2020, her father was fatally shot outside his home.
She fled the country with her family in August 2021, when the Taliban took control, and was heartbroken a month later, when she watched fro . . .
Even before she took office in 2019, Zarifa Ghafari the youngest and one of the only female mayors to serve in Afghanistan became a target of the Taliban. She survived multiple assassination attempts, and in 2020, her father was fatally shot outside his home.
She fled the country with her family in August 2021, when the Taliban took control, and was heartbroken a month later, when she watched fro . . .