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Global Voices1d
In Afghanistan, women and girls fight oppression through continued education
Afghan women don’t need saving. They need access to opportunities. And when they get them, they will show the world just how ...
Boise State Public Radio21d
U.S. college grants for 208 Afghan women are cut, then restored -- yet still in limbo
A USAID grant enabled them to defy the Taliban ban on higher ed for women by studying online or in another country. It was ...
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USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college — until now
A USAID grant enabled them to defy the Taliban ban on higher ed for women by studying online or in another country. It was ...
From mud hut to Mujahideen to MCC: One woman’s incredible journey
Many comments have been made on the subject of whether England should play cricket against Afghanistan while their women are ...
The Independent10d
Meet the last female Afghan ambassador as she leads the resistance against the Taliban
Forget about girls’ education for a second ... to millions of Afghan boys who earlier studied under working Afghan women. So yeah, I am not taking orders from those who are yet to be recognised ...
Afghan women activists in Pakistan fear deportation as country cracks down on refugees
Pakistan has ordered the expulsion of all undocumented Afghan nationals and the 800,000 holders of Pakistan-issued Afghan ...
WLRN21d
USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college -- until now
Girls in Afghanistan have already endured extreme restrictions and bans on their education over the last four years, said Sahar Fetrat, researcher at the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights ...