And so she is not scared. “Life does become heavy for me,” she says. “There is a huge responsibility on my shoulders. But they [the Taliban] could get me anywhere. And I know that if they want to kill me, then it is only because I am a threat to them. That means I am succeeding.” Does she think that she could be the first female president of Afghanistan, so beating America to this milestone? She hopes so. But mostly, she wants the world to remember the following: “Women have not been involved in the country’s destruction. We do not have blood on our hands. We have been agents of peace, and if anyone tries not to include us in the process of peace, then it will not be easy for them.”