‘We Will Overcome the Taliban Challenge’: First Afghan Woman to Summit Mount Everest
‘We will overcome the Taliban challenge’: First Afghan Woman to Climb Mount Everest
Rahver Ahmad has become the first Afghan woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
She reached the summit on May 21 last week. Reflecting on her personal achievement, she said she will never forget the suffering endured by girls and women in her homeland.
Ahmad herself is a survivor of Taliban attacks.
“Even today, millions of Afghan girls are denied their fundamental right to education. We still have that mountain to climb,” she said.
“Through mountaineering, I want to spread that message. I have learned that difficult mountains are not only made of rocks and ice, but also exist within us,” she added.
She has been living in refugee status in Australia with her family for several years.
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