The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday thanked a Qatari educational foundation for providing scholarships to Afghan girls and renewed his call for the reopening of schools and universities to female students.
In a post on X, the former Afghan president said the Higher Education Foundation in Qatar had helped provide educational opportunities for Afghan girls. He said 74 Afghan students had graduated from universities across the United States under the program.
Karzai congratulated the graduates and expressed appreciation to the organizations and institutions supporting the education of Afghan girls.
He also said Afghanistan's development depends on creating job opportunities for educated and skilled professionals and stressed the need to invest in the country's human capital.
Karzai reiterated his call for girls' schools and universities to be reopened, saying Afghan girls should be able to pursue education and higher studies inside the country.
The Taliban have barred girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade and prohibited women from enrolling in universities since returning to power in 2021, measures that have drawn widespread international criticism.
