India, March 9 -- After US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping cuts on foreign aid programmes, more than 80 Afghan women who fled Taliban for higher studies in Oman stand to return to Afghanistan.

These women's scholarships were funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a federal agency that now is at the brink of shutting down amid Trump and his ally Elon Musk's decision to eliminate over 90 per cent of foreign aid contracts.

The scholarships were abruptly terminated after the US President imposed the funding freeze while taking charge of the Oval Office in January, BBC reported.

One of the students told the media outlet, "It was heartbreaking. Everyone was shocked and crying. We've been told we will be sent b...