March 8, 2025
Afghan women face expulsion from Oman after US freezing
Listen to the article More than 80 Afghan women who abandoned Taliban’s dominance to pursue higher education in Oman are now facing an imminent deportation in Afghanistan after US -funded scholarships have been terminated abruptly due to the freezing of foreign aid. Women, who had studied under the Women’s Fellowship Program (WSE) funded by the US Service for International Development (USAID), were informed last week that their scholarships had been interrupted. The decision is followed by a funding frozen ordered by President Donald Trump after returning to post in January, as part of wider cuts in government spending. “It was






