Afghan women could lose one of their last paths to a higher education
The US has defunded the last university giving Afghan women the opportunity to receive an education after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
DW reports that the US has defunded the last university giving Afghan women the opportunity to receive an education after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
DW spoke with a student who says she's lost hope of ever earning a degree.
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