Wajma and Axana Soltan, and Abbe Alavi say there has been progress in Afghanistan over the last two decades— especially when it comes to womens rights. But now, with the Taliban takeover, they fear for the future of the country.
And the Soltan sisters were part of that change.
a foundation dedicated to providing access to education, advocacy, medical care, and meal nourishment to low-income children worldwide. Wajma is the founder of the medical care branch of the organization. It officially became a nonprofit in 2015, when Axana was a sophomore in college. ForbesWomen featured the sisters in anTheir nonprofit has collected donations and supplies for children around the world.
Abbe Alavi, a 32-year-old Afghani woman living in South Jersey, said she'll believe it when she sees it. She has been able to contact her family, who live in Kandahar and Kabul, Afghanistan. Sadly, what she's heard every time she picks up the telephone leaves her disheartened.
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