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Shaesta Waiz, Afghanistans first female certified civilian pilot, poses for a picture by her plane in a hangar at Cairo International Airport on July 2, 2017 during her bid to become youngest woman in history to complete a solo round-the-world flight. Waiz took off from Daytona Beach, Florida on Saturday and has mapped out a route that will take her aboard her Beechcraft Bonanza A36 aircraft approximately 25,800km to more than 18 countries, including Spain, Egypt, India, Singapore and Australia, before ending the trip back in Florida in August. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Shaesta Waiz, Afghanistans first female certified civilian pilot, poses for a picture by her plane in a hangar at Cairo International Airport on July 2, 2017 during her bid to become youngest woman in history to complete a solo round-the-world flight.
Waiz took off from Daytona Beach, Florida on Saturday and has mapped out a route that will take her aboard her Beechcraft Bonanza A36 aircraft approximately 25,800km to more than 18 countries, including Spain, Egypt, India, Singapore and Australia, before ending the trip back in Florida in August. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI        (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)