Music to chart new destiny
The first female orchestra conductor in Afghanistan, Ms Negina Khpalwak, 19, conducting her musicians during a rehearsal at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul. The members of the country's first female orchestra face death threats and accusations that they are dishonouring their families. Still, they are set to perform at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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