United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has urged the US Department of State to reconsider the decision to suspend the Ful-bright program for Afghan students.
Sam Mort, Chief of Communication, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement for UNICEF Afghanistan, ex-pressed concern in a Twitter post expressed concern over the decision and added that the Afghan people need every educational opportunity.
“Afghanistan’s youth need every educational op-portunity they can get. Education is the foundation of their future. Please consider. Please go the extra mile for them. Please put yourself in their shoes.” Reads the Twitter post.
Citing suspension of diplomatic and political rela-tions between Kabul and Washington, the ABC had reported that the US department of state is seeking to evaluate whether to provide for Afghan students the Fulbright scholarships or not.
The decision has shocked 140 Afghan students who have won the scholarships and are still living in limbo in Afghanistan. KHAAMA PRESS
