Aysha does her homework in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on November 1, 2009. Born in Pakistan's capital Islamabad and living there for 7 years, 13-year-old Aysha now lives with her parents, a younger sister and a younger brother in Kabul. She studies very hard and ranks No. 1 in the seventh grade of Ayesha Dulani girls' school in Kabul. Unlike other parents in Afghanistan, Aysha's parents are supportive of girls' receiving education and even higher education.Aysha's family fled Afghanistan to neighboring Pakistan to avoid the Taliban regime, which was toppled by U.S.-led coalition forces in late 2001. Aysha came back to her homeland in 2003 with her family and has been living in a new neighborhood in the western suburbs of Kabul. At first, Aysha didn't understand her father's choice of returning to the war-shattered country and couldn't get used to the unquiet life here. She then came under the influence of her father and felt that Afghanistan is her homeland and that Afghans deserve peace and security as people do in other countries.In Afghanistan, women patients have to come with male relatives to see a doctor. What's worse, most relatives would not let the patient to receive medical treatment if the doctor is male. Being aware of the terrible condition of medical care for Afghan women, especially for those who live in rural areas, Aysha made up her mind to devote her life to serving the poor and women patient when she grows up. [Xinhua]

Aysha (R) walks with a classmate through a market for school in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on November 1, 2009. [Xinhua]