Don’t forget Afghan women, pleads 22-year-old Kabul student seeking asylum

Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where thousands gathered on Sunday night and Monday morning (Rahmat Gul/AP)

An Afghan student seeking asylum has said she has lost hope she can complete her education and has pleaded with Western governments not to “forget Afghan women”.

Aisha Ahmad, who studies at Kabul University, was left badly bruised amongst a melee of people trying to catch a flight out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital on Sunday evening.