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Weekend Coffee Share

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  Weekend Coffee Share is a time for us to take a break out of our lives and enjoy some timely catching up with friends (old and new)! If we were having coffee, I'd say though I had a terrific week, all I can think about is the situation in Afghanistan . I've written before that I have tutored girls and young women in Afghanistan over Skype for a Canadian NGO for 10 years.  Now these young women are fearing for their lives or for their families. Currently I tutor Nahid on Sunday nights and Homira on Tuesday evenings. Nahid's a dentist in Kabul. As expected, I didn't hear from her this Sunday.  Tuesday I got an email from The Alliance for International Women's Rights (AIWR) for whom I volunteer. They said they knew of a private evacuation effort by a security outfit called Raven Advisory, LLC.  The urged mentors to get their mentees to send their personal data to AIWR for a chance, albeit a slim one, to get on an evacuation flight. I notified Nahid and she got her i...