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“We all wanted a bright future and education.”
Upwardly Global helps Afghan scholar build connections for a brighter future Mimla was part of a…
April 4, 2025
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
“What do you dream of?”
Afghan journalist and social worker rebuilds her dream in the U.S. Back in Afghanistan, Marjila wasn’t…
December 3, 2024
25 Years 25 Stories
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
“All I did was grab my education documents and move.”
Afghan women’s rights advocate escapes Taliban rule, restarts cause-driven career in New York City As a…
August 18, 2023
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
Afghan Lands on Solid Ground in Pittsburgh Public Health
Uprooted from Kabul, welcomed in Pittsburgh “We left everything behind. Our careers, the city that we…
December 5, 2022
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
Afghan Surgeon Defies the Odds, Forges New Career in U.S.
Meet Sohaila, a surgeon and Upwardly Global alum from Afghanistan There are 125 students in my…
November 7, 2022
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
Meet Shahpur, a Trained Pilot and Upwardly Global Alum from Afghanistan
I was born to fly. Being a pilot was my great ambition from childhood. When I…
November 2, 2022
25 Years 25 Stories
Afghan Response
Alumni Stories
Afghan Soccer Player Forges a New Path for Immigrant Women
In her native Afghanistan, Kawser Amine didn’t let boundaries get in her way: She joined the…
March 29, 2022