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...tsja, als er niet voorzien is in creches...
En ja, eigenlijk vliegt ze Mil Mi-17s.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-12/l ... an/4489756
There was some comfort in the clouds. Latifa was back in the cockpit, flying Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters.
She transported supplies, soldiers, hospital patients and VIPs across Afghanistan. She was doing what she loved.
"When you get further away from Kabul it becomes more beautiful. The mountains, forests look very beautiful."
There was no childcare available at the military base, her husband was working and her mother lived a long distance away so Latifa brought her baby daughter, Malalai, with her in the helicopter.
"I made a bed for her in the cabin. My daughter used to sleep on my shoulder. It was quite tiring for me.
Her five-year-old daughter Malalai holds her hand.
She's a small, quick-eyed girl with dark hair and a small birthmark near her eyebrow. It's a strange thing to say but it kind of suits her – she's a different sort of kid.
When I ask Malalai what she wants to drink, she confidently replies that she'd like a coffee.
It's not the answer I'm expecting from a five-year-old but Latifa nods that it's okay.
It's not long before Malalai is wriggling next to me, inspecting my hands and pressing the buttons on my digital running watch.
Malalai has seen more of Afghanistan than many of the white-bearded men who run this country.
She's been travelling in the cockpit of military helicopters since she was two months old;
her mother is an Afghan army pilot.
The military didn't provide any childcare because there are so few female pilots.
So Malalai has tagged along with her mum on missions across the country.
If the Afghan military had a frequent flyer program, Malalai would be a platinum member.