The Al Habtoor Group chairman says the security forces of the Taliban have barred female students from travelling to the United Arab Emirates for studies, but the caretaker government has not yet reacted to the claim.
Al Habtoor Group is one of the leading commercial companies in the UAE, operating in fields of cars, real estate, education and publishing. It has provided scholarships for about 100 Afghan girls.
The head of group, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, tweeted on Wednesday: ”Am unable to express the disappointment I feel now as the Afghan female students, whom I had provided an educational scholarship in collaboration with the @uniofdubai presented by Dr. Eesa Al Bastaki @ebastaki …”
He lamented the girls were unfortunately unable to reach the Dubai Airport to continue their studies due to Taliban’s action. “This has left me lost for words to describe the disappointment I currently feel.”
He wrote they had been eagerly anticipating the day for a while; after months of unceasing efforts by the group’s team to secure university admissions, accommodations, transportation, health insurance and other services for the female students.
The caretaker Afghan government had prevented the departure of the girls without any justification and had unjustly restricted their freedom, he deplored.
After returning to power in August 2021, the Islamic Emirate suspended girls’ high education and then extended the ban to university education last year.
But officials have repeatedly said the ban on girls’ education is temporary and they would be allowed after a suitable and proper environment is created.
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