AFGHANISTAN - Taliban ‘takeover’ of American university sparks outrage [University World News, September 2022]

Title:

Taliban ‘takeover’ of American university sparks outrage

 

Author:

Shadi Khan Saif

 

Published:

University World News, 15 September 2022

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220915131013672

 

From the article:

For years, the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) was the benchmark of international quality education in the war-ridden country, but now the Taliban regime has set out plans to run it their way.

AFGHANISTAN - Taliban splits university week for gender separation [University World News, April 2022]

Title:

Taliban splits university week for gender separation 

 

Author:

Shadi Khan Saif

 

Published:

University World News, 29 April 2022 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220429090043804

 

From the article:

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities appear to be struggling to implement their gender-based segregation policy in academic institutions, with new rules being implemented from this week to split the six-day working week evenly between male and female students, seen by many as yet another step backward step for higher education under the Taliban.

AFGHANISTAN - Dismay as US suspends Fulbright scholarships for Afghans [University World News, February 2022]

Title:

Dismay as US suspends Fulbright scholarships for Afghans 

 

Author:

Shadi Khan Saif  

 

Published:

University World News, 11 February 2022

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220211065115721

 

From the article:

Aspirant Afghan scholars are devastated by news that the United States is scrapping its hallmark Fulbright university scholarship programme for Afghanistan for the year 2022-23 – and possibly beyond.

 

UNDP Report (December 2021) - Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2021-2022: Averting a Basic Needs Crisis

Title of report:

Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2021-2022: Averting a Basic Needs Crisis

 

Published:

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1 December 2021

https://www.undp.org/publications/afghanistan-socio-economic-outlook-2021-2022-averting-basic-needs-crisis

 

From the description:

Already the poorest country in Asia, Afghanistan’s economic base has long been too small to support its population of 40 million. Annual per capita income had declined from US$650 in 2012 to US$508 in 2020 and is expected to drop precipitously to US$350 next year.  

 

The report indicates that the country’s GDP is likely to contract by 20 percent to US$16 billion from a 2020 nominal figure of US$20 billion. The report warns that a further decline to 30 percent or to US$14 billion is possible if urgent corrective action is not taken.

AFGHANISTAN - Taliban HE gender policy threatens women’s education [University World News, September 2021]

Title:

Taliban HE gender policy threatens women’s education 

 

Author:

Shadi Khan Saif  

 

Published:

University World News, 2 September 2021 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210902134149835

 

From the article:

The Taliban wasted little time in establishing its authority over Afghanistan’s higher education system with the appointment of a new acting higher education minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, on 28 August, even before the departure of United States troops on 31 August.

 

AFGHANISTAN - Race still on to save lives, careers of Afghan academics [University World News, August, 2021]

Title:

Race still on to save lives, careers of Afghan academics 

 

Authors:

Brendan O’Malley  

 

Published:

University World News, 28 August 2021 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210825174712995

 

From the article:

Scholars at Risk (SAR), the scholar rescue network, says the race to get hundreds of scholars out of Afghanistan and secure their safety continues but has turned from a sprint into a marathon, following the closing of the Kabul flight evacuations in advance of the 31 August deadline agreed with the Taliban for Western forces to leave the airport.