The five women, along with one of their partners, were flown on Monday on a commercial flight to Mexico, funded by various organizations, Martha Delgado, undersecretary for multilateral affairs and human rights at the ministry, told a news conference. Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Tuesday.
Many of those fleeing the country since the Taliban took over have been educated people, especially women. The last time the Taliban ruled, women were banned from working and banned from attending schools and universities.
“Following the tradition of solidarity and with the feminist foreign policy of the Mexican government, we have made many diplomatic efforts to create a safe passage that will allow us to take them to Mexico,” Delgado said, “We warmly welcome you to Mexico.” .
The women will have a humanitarian visa of up to 180 days, after which they will have the option of an extension, Delgado said.
An institution based in Mexico, which was not designated for security reasons, offered accommodation, food and basic services at no cost to team members, Delgado said.
“We are very happy to be here and it is an honor that the Mexican government has honored us with being here and having saved our lives,” team member Fatemah Qaderyan said at the press conference.
“From now on we will have opportunities to achieve many more successes in our lives and therefore we will be part of the struggle for a better life,” Qaderyan said. “Even though we are far from home, we will always be united and thanks to your help we will get it, thank you very much, we are very grateful to have all our things here in Mexico with us.”
Several other members of the team had been previously evacuated to Qatar, according to the country’s government.
The team received worldwide attention in 2017 after being twice denied entry to the United States for a robotics competition, until former President Donald Trump intervened.
The team received more recognition for creating fans made from car parts used to care for Covid-19 patients.