Farah Attahee was a judge in Afghanistan. She says her career died overnight after the Taliban takeover — but she's determined to reclaim her future.
abc.net.au/news/afghan-women-make-fresh-career-start-in-australia-after-taliban/101581098After spending nearly a decade working as a judge in Kabul, Farah Attahee is grappling with the difficulties of starting her life from scratch in Sydney.
With her life in danger, Mrs Attahee was evacuated from Kabul along with her husband and three children, before their arrival in Australia nine months ago. "To spend [so long] to become educated and serve my people...to [now] be wiped from society...it's very hard.She was one of 17 women judges who fled the country with the assistance of non-profit organisation, the International Association of Women Judges, and now resides in Australia.While she was forced to leave her job in her homeland, Mrs Attahee has not abandoned hopes of pursuing a legal career in Australia."I'm optimistic about my future.
The federal government gave humanitarian protection to dozens of the players, after a campaign by former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal and ex-Socceroo Craig Foster.
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