'Don't lose your hope': Afghan girls robotics team speaks from safety in Mexico
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Just four years ago, the half dozen teenage girls from Afghanistan strode confidently into competition, waving their country's flag.
The global robotics competition, held in the US in 2017, was a chance for the team to show to the world what so many in their own country doubted -- that girls can accomplish anything.
And accomplish they did, winning an award for "courageous achievement" given to teams who persevere through trying circumstances. Though they didn't place among the world's best teams in the overall score, they walked away proud and, crucially, with worldwide recognition.
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