Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina

Effort underway to allow Afghan women at risk of deportation to study at University of Regina

A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.

Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina

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