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Afghan women forced to return home to Taliban's Afghanistan as Donald Trump's USAID freeze cuts scholarships

DNA Sunday, 9 March 2025
Over 80 Afghan women, who fled to Oman for higher studies under USAID scholarships, face forced return to Afghanistan due to cuts in foreign aid under Trump's administration, putting their education and safety at risk.
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