Behishta Khairudddin from Afghanistan applied in 2021 to IIT Madras when unfavourable political events began unfolding in Afghanistan.
As soon as the Taliban took complete control of Afghanistan they imposed an indefinite ban on university education for women.
The families said the closure of schools had a negative impact on their children as some of them had developed psychiatric disorders. Parents asked for the reopening of the school beyond the sixth grade on March 21 to begin the new academic year.
The Taliban said on Saturday that it would not permit any acts that violate Islamic law, and the concerns regarding restrictions on women's rights will be dealt with according to the established rule of the group in the country.
Protests erupted in Afghanistan on Thursday after the Taliban ordered to ban women from university education in the country in the latest crack down on women's rights and freedoms, drawing strong international condemnation.
Unhappy with the move, an Afghan girl showed her dissent by spray painting “#LetHerLearn” on a wall. The message clearly indicates resistance against the Taliban's oppressive ban on girls' education.