A group of teen girls from Afghanistan will have to sit out of an international robotics competition this July. Why? The team of six teenagers were denied travel visas to the United States -- twice. "We want to show the world we can do it," 14-year-old Fatemah told Forbes. We just need a chance." The second visa denial seems to be the latest in a long list of hurdles for the team, which built a ball-sorting robot to compete in the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge in Washington D.C., the Washingt...
U.S. Denies Visas for All-Girl Robotics Team from Afghanistan: 'We Just Need a Chance'
People - 2 Jul 2017 22:31
A group of teen girls from Afghanistan will have to sit out of an international robotics competition this July. Why? The team of six teenagers were denied travel visas to the United States -- twice. "We want to show the world we can do it," 14-year-old Fatemah told Forbes. We just need a chance." The second visa denial seems to be the latest in a long list of hurdles for the team, which built a ball-sorting robot to compete in the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge in Washington D.C., the Washingt...
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