A team of Afghan girls who created a robot to compete in an event in the United States will have to watch it perform on the internet after they were refused visas. <\/p>\n
The six-strong team of girls'from Herat had their robot selected to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge competition in Washington. <\/p>\n
Joe Sestak, a US congressman who is president of the the competition, said: \"I'm deeply saddened about the Afghan team not getting visas.\" <\/p>\n
On the competition website a biography for the Afghan girls' team said: \"As a dedicated group of students, mentors, and volunteers, we aim to transform the culture of our community and become some of the young leaders of science and technology.\" <\/p>\n
Arrangements are being made for the girls to watch on Skype as their robot competes against other teams from around the world. <\/p>\n
Afghanistan is not on the list of six predominantly Muslim countries named in President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban order. <\/p>\n
But teams from Iran and Sudan, which are named in the order, were given visas. So was a \"Team of Hope\" made up of Syrian refugees. <\/p>\n
The US State Department approved 112 business visas for Afghan visitors in May, much less than for Syria or Iran, according to latest figures. <\/p>\n
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