The team members are now somewhere in the United States, and Reneau has told reporters they have received scholarship offers from prestigious universities. The foundation has collaborated with Afghan women leaders on training and education, urged U.S. policymakers to do more for Afghan women and girls, and has long demanded that the United States not officially recognize the Taliban as the country’s rightful government. She and her collaborators are trying to spirit 30 endangered Afghan women out of the country, so far with little luck. Before, the vast majority of teachers had been women; under the Taliban, the education system collapsed. Safe passage to the United States must be provided immediately.”If a 60-year-old mom from Oklahoma can organize a rescue, the United States government has absolutely no excuse.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 24, 2021 21:00 UTC