Afghan girl coders design games to fight opium and inequality


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 09 May 2018

Afghan coders practice at the Code to Inspire computer training center in Herat, Afghanistan April 24, 2018. Picture taken April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib

HERAT, Afghanistan: Think Super Mario Bros, but with an Afghan twist. This is how Afghanistan's first generation of female coders explain their abilities as game-makers after uploading more than 20 games on digital app stores this year. 

More than 20 young women in the western city of Herat have established themselves as computer experts, building apps and websites as well as tracking down bugs in computer code. 

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