The latest order means the 13 students cannot be expelled while the court considers their petitions and awaits responses from the relevant authorities.
As the young champions returned home on Sunday, scenes of overwhelming celebration unfolded in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul.
To mark the occasion this year, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs declared a public holiday.
Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has congratulated the top performers of this year’s national university entrance exam while renewing calls for the restoration of education rights...