President Ghani on Tuesday evening conferred the Malalai of Maiwand Award on Kerry Jane Wilson for braving security threats to help needy Afghan women on humanitarian ground.
The aid worker was kidnapped in late April in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, and was rescued during a special operation by intelligence officials, the Presidential Palace said in a statement.
Wilson thanked President Ghani for giving her the prestigious award in recognition of her services . . .
