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Oct 16, 2026, 6:00-7:30 pm The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America&nbsp; Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News President, Editorial, and Author Diana Kapp discuss &ldquo;The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America&rdquo;. Blumenstein, a top editor at The New York Times during the fall of Kabul in 2021, oversaw a mad scramble to evacuate 200 individuals to safety, part of the largest wave of refugees since the Vietnam War. Told through the journeys of four Afghan women, The Last Free Women is a story of unflinching hope that explores duty, the basic rights of women and the humanity that links us all. Rebecca Blumenstein is President, Editorial of NBC News, where she manages newsgathering and operations around the world, digital and flagship shows including NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press and Dateline. Diana Kapp is a journalist who writes frequently about the intersection of women and modern culture, and has traveled in Afghanistan to report on the education of girls in the country&rsquo;s rural northern provinces. Moderator: Fahim Abed is an investigations editor with Lighthouse Reports and 2023 Nieman fellow at Harvard. He was a reporter for The New York Times in Afghanistan.

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Oct 16, 2026, 6:00-7:30 pm The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America  Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News President, Editorial, and Author Diana Kapp discuss “The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”. Blumenstein, a top editor at The New York Times during the fall of Kabul in 2021, oversaw a mad scramble to evacuate 200 individuals to safety, part of the largest wave of refugees since the Vietnam War. Told through the journeys of four Afghan women, The Last Free Women is a story of unflinching hope that explores duty, the basic rights of women and the humanity that links us all. Rebecca Blumenstein is President, Editorial of NBC News, where she manages newsgathering and operations around the world, digital and flagship shows including NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press and Dateline. Diana Kapp is a journalist who writes frequently about the intersection of women and modern culture, and has traveled in Afghanistan to report on the education of girls in the country’s rural northern provinces. Moderator: Fahim Abed is an investigations editor with Lighthouse Reports and 2023 Nieman fellow at Harvard. He was a reporter for The New York Times in Afghanistan.

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JF SALON 10/16 The Last Free Women

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