Soraya Alekozei
Soraya Alekozei | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Kabul, Afghanistan |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 2004-2011 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Children | 2 |
Soraya Alekozei (born 1955) is an Afghan-German
Early life
Alekozei was born in Kabul in 1955.[1] Her first cultural connection to Germany was through her Western-minded grandfather who attended the German-founded Amani High School and was an official for the Afghan king.[2] She married with Wali Alekozei.[3] He was participated in a study abroad program and the couple relocated to Bonn in 1976 for his studies where their first of two sons was born. After suffering from homesickness, they returned to Kabul. Shortly thereafter, they returned in to Germany in December 1979 due to the Soviet–Afghan War.[2]
Career
Alekozei worked at
In 2014, she published a memoir about her experiences: Sie konnten mich nicht töten: Als Afghanin im Einsatz für die Bundeswehr [They Couldn't Kill Me: An Afghan on Duty for the German Armed Forces] (in German). Ullstein Ebooks. 30 September 2014.
References
- ^ a b Käppner, Joachim. "Das bist nicht du". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Mackerodt, Maicke (29 December 2014). "Attentatsopfer Soraya Alekozei - Über 100 Splitter im Körper". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-945861-75-2.