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Home / News / World News / First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum
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    First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum

    Vaneet Randhawa
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    Last updated on Dec 28, 2016, 02:32 pm
    First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum
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  • Niloofar Rahmani- the first woman to fly with Afghanistan's air force has sought asylum in the US.

    Capt. Rahmani's attorney said Afghanistan wasn't safe for her as she had "received numerous threats from insurgents and condemnation from government officials."

    She feared that if she returned to Afghanistan she would lose her life due to the threats she had been receiving.

  • In this article
    Afghanistan appoints first woman air force officer First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum Afghan military says Rahmani's claims baseless People criticize Rahmani for deserting Afghanistan Afghan soldiers absconding on training
  • Introduction

    Afghanistan appoints first woman air force officer

    Afghanistan appoints first woman air force officer
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  • In 2013, Niloofar Rahmani became Afghanistan's first fixed-wing air force pilot. She was 21 then.

    Honouring her achievements in a country with restrictions on women, Rahmani was hailed by the US government.

    In 2015, she was conferred with the US state department's annual Women of Courage award.

    Rahmani is currently undergoing a 15-month training course in Texas, Florida and Arkansas.

  • 28 Dec 2016

    First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum

    First woman pilot in Afghan air force seeks US asylum
    Credits:
  • Niloofar Rahmani- the first woman to fly with Afghanistan's air force has sought asylum in the US.

    Capt. Rahmani's attorney said Afghanistan wasn't safe for her as she had "received numerous threats from insurgents and condemnation from government officials."

    She feared that if she returned to Afghanistan she would lose her life due to the threats she had been receiving.

  • 28 Dec 2016

    Afghan military says Rahmani's claims baseless

    Afghan military says Rahmani's claims baseless
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  • Rahmani said that her Afghan male colleagues in the air force treated her with contempt and that "she felt at risk".

    Gen. Mohammad Radmanish, a Defense Ministry spokesman, disputed her claims of being in danger.

    Dismissing her claims as lies, the Afghan military has requested to quash her asylum request.

    Another said that the Afghan air force's reputation was being squandered by Rahmani.

  • 28 Dec 2016

    People criticize Rahmani for deserting Afghanistan

    People criticize Rahmani for deserting Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan's defence force spokesperson said that Rahmani's asylum request was a mere excuse to leave Afghanistan.

    Moreover, this could also mean that more such officers will not be sent to foreign shores for training.

    A comment on Facebook said she "took a million dollars from the pockets of the people of Afghanistan to pay human traffickers to get to America to seek asylum."

  • Historical

    Afghan soldiers absconding on training

  • In the past 2 years, dozens of Afghan troops who had gone for training in the United States went missing and 1 was detained while trying to cross the border to Canada.

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  • Defense Ministry
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