Afghan girls will be allowed into US for robotics contest after Trump intervenes – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rahmat Gul, Associated Press Members of a female robotics team arrive from Herat province to receive visas from the U.S. embassy, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

KABUL, Afghanistan The third time's the charm for Afghanistan's all girl robotics team, who will be allowed entry into the U.S. to compete in a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to reverse a decision twice denying them enter into the country.

The six girls will now be able to participate next week against entrants from 157 countries. The Afghan girls have devised a ball-sorting robot, which has the ability to recognize orange and blue colors, and can move objects to put them in their correct places.

"I am very happy. This is such an important trip for us," said 15-year-old team member Lida Azizi, who was excited at the prospect of being able to compete.

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