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07 Aug Ex-Afghan refugee lets her dream take wing

Posted at 18:32h in Media Coverage by Chris Davis 0 Comments

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Living the American dream is not easy when you are an Afghan. Ms Shaesta Waiz, a refugee from Afghanistan, was told that when she informed her family of her wish to be a pilot. "I remember one of the first things I heard was my grandmother saying,...

16 May Shaesta Waiz Set to Fly Around The World

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Shaesta Waiz, 29, was born in a refugee camp at the end of the Soviet war in Afghanistan before immigrating with her family to the United States in 1987. There, she discovered a passion for flying and obtained her pilot's license — becoming the youngest certified...