![A Female Afghan Pilot Soars and Gives Up](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/24sat3web-master768.jpg)
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Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, is seeking asylum in the United States. Credit Andrea Morales for The New York Times
![A Female Afghan Pilot Soars and Gives Up](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/24sat3web-master768.jpg)
Capt. Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in the Afghan Air Force, is seeking asylum in the United States. Credit Andrea Morales for The New York Times