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Members of Afghanistan's team working on their robot.

Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team can’t get visas to come to the US

Technology

Update: An all-girl team from Afghanistan got the chance of a lifetime to participate in a global robotics competition in the United States. Initially, their visas were denied. But Trump urged a reversal following public outcry over the Afghan girls’ inability to attend the event.

Asma Abdinasir (L), a Somali national who was initially denied entry to the U.S. because of the recent travel ban, is greeted by her mother Zahra Warsma (R) at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. February 6, 2017.

Trump implements a new immigration and travel ban — but gives Iraq a pass

Global Politics