Western Isles education charity ‘devastated’ by new Taliban laws

A ban on women attending university was put in place by the militant group in December

A Western-Isles based charity which funds university scholarships for women in Afghanistan say the Taliban’s new restrictions on their rights have been “devastating”.

Founders of the Linda Norgrove Foundation say they want to bring the medical students to Scotland, so they can continue their studies here.

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