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Aug 25, 20211 min read

Update from Kabul

Today marks another day closer to the impending deadline that the US government has established for leaving Afghanistan. Time is simply...

Aug 24, 20211 min read

Update from Kabul

Since Kabul was taken a little over a week ago, our girls and the Ascend team have had to respond, react and adapt to an increasingly...

Aug 23, 20211 min read

Update from Kabul

There are no more powerful words than those of a young woman fearing for her life. We receive messages like this every day. The emotional...

Aug 22, 20211 min read

Update from Kabul

It’s been a week since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. And it’s been a week full of panic, fear, tears and uncertainty. If you haven’t...

Aug 22, 20212 min read

Update from Kabul

‘We believe in you, our hope is you’ This was a message we received today from one of the girls in the program and we in return extend it...

Aug 20, 20211 min read

Update from Kabul

Things are constantly changing but we are still working round the clock to secure the girls safe passage out of Afghanistan and we hope...

Aug 19, 20212 min read

Update from Kabul

We are getting reports of some of the girls’ families being questioned but fortunately they are still unharmed in their homes in Kabul....

Aug 19, 20212 min read

Update from Kabul

A lot has happened over the last 24-48 hours. The only thing that has remained unchanged is the chaos and insecurity at the airport - the...

Aug 15, 20211 min read

An emergency update from Kabul

"Please Marina, I am scared. I need a safe place." These words came from an Ascend girl who had only a few years ago climbed an 18,000'...