Five members of an all-girl Afghan robotics team arrived in Mexico after evacuating from their home country.
Fleeing from an uncertain future at home after the recent collapse of the US-backed government and takeover by the Taliban, the group was welcomed by Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretary as they arrived in Mexico City.
The all-girls team is part of the first group of refugees from Afghanistan to reach the Central American country.
One member of the group thanked Mexico, saying the country had saved their lives.
The robotics team made up of girls and women as young as 14 years old gained attention in 2017 when they travelled to the United States to take part in the first World Robot Olympiad.
Last year, they worked to develop an open-source, low-cost ventilator as hospitals in many countries faced shortages of equipment to help coronavirus patients.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last week as the United States and its allies withdrew troops from the country.