Oklahoma mom of 11 helps rescue 10 girls on Afghanistan's robotics team

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/oklahoma-mom-11-helps-rescue-10-girls-afghanistan-s-robotics-n1277153

Allyson Reneau couldn't sleep on August 3 at her home in Oklahoma City.

The mom of 11, who graduated from Harvard in 2016 with a masters in international relations and U.S. space policy, could only think of girls on the other side of the world.

Specifically, the Afghan Girls Robotic Team, a group of girls ages 16-18 who have overcome hardship in order to pursue their love of engineering and robotics in Afghanistan.

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"We were able to get them on the U.S. military side (of the airport), so they were protected over there waiting (and) the next text I got was that they were airborne," Reneau said.

The girls were flown to a secure location, where they will be able to pursue higher education.

Reneau said she was initially hesitant to celebrate, but when she knew part of the team was out, she became emotional.

"All the emotion, two weeks of work for them, it hit me all at once," she said.

At the time of publication, Reneau and a team of people in the Middle East were still working to help 25 additional girls from the robotics team, as well as their mentors, leave Afghanistan.