Sara won a prized place to study medicine in Glasgow. Why is the Home Office blocking her?
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She fought every obstacle in Afghanistan to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor – fleeing her abusive father and the Taliban. But this talented, tenacious student has now been denied a visa, for contradictory reasons, three times For the last decade, Sara (not her real name), 25, has dreamed of becoming a doctor. She secured a highly sought after place to study medicine at Kabul University in February 2021, but in a matter of months the Taliban returned to power and imposed a ban on women studying for degrees. Sara had been searching for other options. Then the University of Glasgow offered…
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Sara won a prized place to study medicine in Glasgow. Why is the Home Office blocking her?
She fought every obstacle in Afghanistan to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor – fleeing her abusive father and the Taliban. But this talented, tenacious student has now been denied a visa, for contradictory reasons, three times For the last decade, Sara (not her real...
