Captain of the all-girl Afghan robotics team Fatemah Qaderyan says she wanted to show the world that there are women who are able to participate in STEM and technology fields. The 15-year-old says she is using her team's success to fight for girls in her country should get an education #DayOfTheGirl https://cnn.it/2PrIiE4 | CNN

A group of Afghan teenage girls who were part of a robotics team have fled Afghanistan to Qatar following the Taliban takeover. Aged 15 to 18, they have patented inventions including a landmine detector and a low-cost ventilator made out of car part. Their fleeing comes as afghan teachers have said they are ready to die for the right to give girls an education as the Taliban issued demands for universities to be segregated. Speaking to The Telegraph, teachers and learning coordinators – who aske