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  • Scientists in Danger in Afghanistan, Their Research in Jeopardy

    09/04/2021 4:36:32 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 25 replies
    WdbmD ^ | 9-3-21 | WebMD
    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...