A university falls, taking down a symbol of US soft power, Afghan cultural dignity
Published 01 Sep,2021 via FRANCE 24 - When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month, they immediately took over the abandoned American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), the country’s most prestigious private university. Most of the endangered students are now stuck in Afghanistan as its faculty attempt to get them out while mourning an intellectual and cultural loss.
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