Niloofar Rahmani
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Niloofar Rahmani (Persian: نیلوفر رحمانی, born early 1990s[1][2][3]) is the first female fixed-wing Air Force aviator in Afghanistan's history and the first female pilot in the Afghan Air Force since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.[4] Though her family received death threats, she persevered to complete her training and won the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Award in 2015.[5]
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Niloofar Rahmani | |
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Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Logar, Afghanistan |
Allegiance | Afghanistan |
Service/ | Air Force |
Years of service | 2012–2018 |
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