A determined Afghan youth who started biking to promote education

 That day, Farid Noori was sitting in the United States teaching high school children online in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a terrorist attack took place near a school in Kabul, which also affected schoolgirls.

"At the time, I was teaching some students at the school an online, remote class about the environment in Afghanistan. One of my students was also injured in the attack. Then, as the days went by, The death toll rose to 100, mostly schoolgirls. It was the worst attack in Kabul's history. "

A May 8 blast near Syed al-Shuhada High School killed at least 90 female students and injured 275 others, most of them from the Hazara minority. This Shiite minority is mostly targeted by Islamic militants.

The school has classes for boys in the morning and for girls in the afternoon. The bomber struck shortly after 4 p.m. It was at this time that a girl was on her way home after a holiday when she was hit by an explosive device.

The attack caused great grief to Nouri, who was studying in the United States. And he was afflicted for many days.

Education in Vermont

Noori moved from Afghanistan to the United States in 2011 on a high school scholarship and earned a degree in economics from Middleberry College in Vermont. While in high school, he learned about mountaineering competitions in the mountains, so he became interested in it and took part in a competition on behalf of Middleberry.

Farid Noori is currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration at Sam M. Walton College of Business, Arkansas.

Commitment to spread awareness about Afghanistan

Nouri wants Americans to know that there is more to Afghanistan than violence. He cycled 21 times, 186km, across the Vermont Appalachian Gap on July 27 to draw attention to Afghanistan, its youth education and its natural beauty. It took them 11 hours and 3 minutes to complete the campaign.

He set a goal of raising 25 25,000 for the purpose, of which he managed to raise ہزار 9,000. He raised this donation under the name "Start Some Good, Education Will Prevail".