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December 2025

QSAP fall 2025 graduation: Celebrating achievement across campuses

AFF celebrates a major milestone as 33 students from the Qatar Scholarship for Afghans Project (QSAP) — its flagship program — complete their degrees as part of the Class of 2025, this December.

From Bard College to the University of Kentucky, Northeastern University, St. Cloud State University, Clark University and many more institutions, these QSAP scholars are now graduating with the skills and knowledge to contribute to their communities and shape their professional paths around the world.

November 2025

Afghan Future Fund awards fall seed grants to refugee entrepreneurs

Afghan Future Fund (AFF) has awarded six refugee-founded ventures with seed grants through its cooperation with Ventures Beyond Borders (VBB), an initiative incubated by AFF. These grants, of up to $10,000 each, empower displaced founders who are using innovation, creativity and technology to rebuild their lives and help others do the same.

From LinkedIn

Jan 14, 2026

From Afghanistan to Kentucky: Stories of Resilience and Hope

Stories of resilience, ambition and new beginnings. Three Afghan students, Bilal, Fatima and Husna, share how they navigated displacement and found purpose through education at the University of…

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Jan 9, 2026

Every day, talented Afghan students and entrepreneurs are working to…

Every day, talented Afghan students and entrepreneurs are working to rebuild their lives through education, skills and opportunity. What often stands between them and that next step is access —…

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Jan 6, 2026

"When I arrived in the U.S. after leaving everything behind…

"When I arrived in the U.S. after leaving everything behind in Afghanistan, I believed my dream was over. I had no resources, no foundation, only uncertainty and loss. But I…

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Shahdukht is a QSAP graduate in human rights from Binghamton University, Class of 2025. She has dedicated her degree to Afghan girls who are banned from education and is using her voice to raise global awareness.

Latest Insights

Explore expert insights, community voices, and stories from the ground. Our blog shares perspectives on education access, refugee entrepreneurship, and the evolving needs of the Afghan diaspora

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