#RFB-11000528Reading: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreHard

Academic Freedom

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Researchers say they have been [blank] of their finances and academic freedoms and do not feel valued by the new government. Many continue to fear being [blank] for their international connections, [blank] or gender or because they have been critical of the government and some say they have been threatened with death or [blank] by the Taliban.

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Researchers say they have been stripped of their finances and academic freedoms and do not feel valued by the new government. Many continue to fear being persecuted for their international connections, ethnicity or gender or because they have been critical of the government and some say they have been threatened with death or retribution by the Taliban.
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