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Scientists in Danger in Afghanistan, Their Research in Jeopardy
WdbmD ^ | 9-3-21 | WebMD

Posted on 09/04/2021 4:36:32 PM PDT by dynachrome

Scientific research is becoming one of the casualties as the Taliban again take control of Afghanistan, say experts who have lived and worked in the region.

Kenneth Holland, PhD, dean of academics, research and international affairs at O.P. Jindal Global University in India, was president of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul from 2017 to 2019.

"The people of Afghanistan are losing one of their most valuable national assets -- the scientific mind," he told WebMD.

Holland says that researchers, funded by the United States government and grants from other Western organizations, "are now in danger, since the Taliban consider anyone who worked for the U.S. or its allies as 'traitors.'"

Holland says over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the amount and quality of scientific research done in Afghanistan.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bideneffect; godsgravesglyphs; india; kennethholland; research; science; scientists; taliban; webmd
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To: dynachrome
White Paper

Goats: Which End Is Best?

Subjects of Experimentation: 200 Goats

Control Group: 10 Goats. 2 Women. Small Boy.

21 posted on 09/05/2021 6:55:42 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Paladin2

Islam’s attitude toward history and Archaeology is the same as Chinese Communists’ attitude. It is all inappropriate and must not be taught or known before the advent of Islam/Communism and must be limited to the most presently convenient stories of Communism and Islam.


22 posted on 09/05/2021 9:03:13 AM PDT by ThanhPhero
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To: dynachrome

The old National Lampoon, back when it was funny, ran a cover story titled, “The Effects of Nuclear War on the Modelling Industry.” The story here is an unintentional parody of the Lampoon’s intentional parody.


23 posted on 09/05/2021 3:17:40 PM PDT by Thud
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To: ClearCase_guy
" Because the US is really only interested in political science."

Donate all your hats & caps to charity. You need never fear a sunburned scalp...

24 posted on 09/05/2021 8:27:42 PM PDT by TXnMA (The Democrat Party has a single-element strategy: CHEATING... Reinstate Public Executions!)
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" Because the US is really only interested in political science."

Donate all your hats & caps to charity. You need never fear a sunburned scalp...

25 posted on 09/05/2021 8:28:13 PM PDT by TXnMA (The Democrat Party has a single-element strategy: CHEATING... Reinstate Public Executions!)
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To: dynachrome

More idiotic folks who didn’t git while the goin’ was good.


26 posted on 09/08/2021 6:24:16 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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