A sort ofI’m dead Taliban As they marched to Kabul, the British newspaper “i” quoted Zarifa Gafari as saying, “You will come and kill people like me.” The 29-year-old feminist is the mayor of the provincial capital of Maidanshar. , Which is located 40 kilometers west of Kabul. There, she had to insist on opposing resistance: the Taliban threatened her family many times. Her father was murdered last year. Now she herself is waiting for death in Kabul: “I am sitting here waiting for you. My family and I have no help.”
Ingrid Countess zu Solms-Wildenfels doesn’t just want to accept this. Only seven weeks have passed since the doctor and patron presented her foundation human rights award to the young Afghan woman. Ghafari has won various awards for her brave promise, and she was contacted via video at the time.
“I hope my father can experience this,” she said at the awards ceremony. Her father supported her so that she could go to school in Afghanistan and study in India. Before she successfully applied for the post of mayor, she founded a radio station and an organization to promote women.
Courage has inspired many girls and women
In the spring of 2020, Gafari won the “International Women in Courage Award” from the U.S. State Department. Ghafari’s courage has inspired many girls and women, which is said to make sense. You have opened the door to a new generation of young women in Afghanistan.
But then the Taliban returned. Four days ago, when news of the takeover of power from Kabul reached Solms, she was not idle. “I feel obligated to do something.” Zusolms has been involved in various foundations and associations for many years and has established a dense network.
So she managed to find the German Minister of Defense Anglet Kramp-Karenbauer, and “on the path of women”, as Solms said, let them come forward to save Gafari. “This is only possible through the personal commitment of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.”
Because Addition is not one of the “local forces” that should be taken out of the country. The Frankfurt donor explained that the Afghan women’s rights activist had never worked with the Germans. Nevertheless, she succeeded in getting Ghafari on the outgoing list.
Solms didn’t know exactly how Ghafari and her family arrived at Kabul Airport at first. “There are unspeakable conditions there.” As far as is known, Gafari managed to board a Turkish plane with his family.
On Wednesday night, she finally received the comforting news: Gafari landed in Istanbul with her husband, mother and five sisters. “She is safe now. This is a difficult day,” Solms said. The current situation will be shown in the next few days. Solms has called Ghafari in Istanbul. “She said to me: I want to continue and go to Frankfurt.”
Many people helped save the young mayor. It is not entirely clear who made the decisive contribution to this escape. Obviously, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also involved. But for Solms, this case shows the importance of building a network-“on the track of women.” With her foundation, she has been commending “women with elite potential” from various disciplines since 1993. Addition is one of them.
