Taliban Suicide Bomber Ends Life of Teacher in Afghanistan

Chicago native killed in Afghanistan blast
American University employee remembered for fearlessness, passion
Chicago Tribune
By Jonathan Bullington, Tribune reporter
January 19, 2014

She knew the risks, but Lexie Kamerman's family and friends said the Chicago native would not be deterred from her goal: helping young women in Afghanistan improve their lives through education.

"That's the wonderful thing about her. She had a sense of fearlessness," said friend Sherrille Lamb. "She was so focused on helping those young ladies that no matter what the circumstances around her might bring, that's what she was there for."

Less than a year after she took a job at the American University of Afghanistan, Kamerman was among 21 people who died Friday when a Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant in the capital, Kabul.

"She was an amazing young woman — smart, strong, beautiful, funny, stubborn and kind," her family said in an emailed statement. "As you could probably guess, her death is a shock to us all and we can't imagine a moment going forward when she won't be desperately missed."
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