Afghanistan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/afghanistan/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 02:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Afghanistan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/afghanistan/ 32 32 59910430 United States denies visa to Afghan scholarship recipient https://concernedscientists.org/2023/12/united-states-denies-visa-to-afghan-scholarship-recipient/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 02:25:41 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10065 A nineteen-year-old Afghan student was twice denied an American visa despite admission to an American university alongside a scholarship covering all her expenses. When questioned about the reason for the denial, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State cited the Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes a requirement to prove one’s intention to leave […]

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]]> 10065 Professor Jalal was arrested by the Taliban https://concernedscientists.org/2022/01/professor-jalal-was-arrested-by-the-taliban/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:07:31 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9443 Update: Professor Jalal was arrested by the Taliban on Saturday, January 8. On Tuesday, January 11, his daughter announced that her father had been freed.

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]]> 9443 Afghan Researchers and Lecturers Fear Life Under Taliban https://concernedscientists.org/2021/09/afghan-researchers-and-lecturers-fear-life-under-taliban/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:31:47 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9318 Listen to Afghan Scientists in Hiding – produced and narrated by Natasha Mitchell of Australian ABC.  https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sciencefriction/afghan-science-scholars-human-rights-crisis-aid/13553836

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