Oklahoma mom of 11 rescues members of Afghan all-girls robotics team

An Oklahoma mother of 11 flew to the Mideast earlier this month to help rescue 10 members of the country’s all-girls robotics team, and is hoping to save more as the Taliban takes power in Kabul.

She flew into Qatar on Aug. 9 after making a "Hail Mary" call to a former roommate at the U.S. Embassy there to help get the girls from the advancing Taliban, known for their oppressive treatment of women. Reneau had been in contact with the team — made of girls ages 16 to 18 — since 2019, when she worked on the board of directors for Explore Mars and met the girls when they attended the organization’s annual Humans to Mars conference.