Rahmat Gul, Associated Press Members of a female robotics team arrive from Herat province to receive visas from the U.S. embassy, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 13, 2017. <\/p>\n
KABUL, Afghanistan The third time's the charm for Afghanistan's all girl robotics team, who will be allowed entry into the U.S. to compete in a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to reverse a decision twice denying them enter into the country. <\/p>\n
The six girls will now be able to participate next week against entrants from 157 countries. The Afghan girls have devised a ball-sorting robot, which has the ability to recognize orange and blue colors, and can move objects to put them in their correct places. <\/p>\n
\"I am very happy. This is such an important trip for us,\" said 15-year-old team member Lida Azizi, who was excited at the prospect of being able to compete. <\/p>\n
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