Guwahati: In 2019 when Matullah Salih landed here from Afghanistan to pursue MSC (IT) at Gahati University, he had a dream.
From the small aliabad district in North Afghanistan in North Afghanistan, Matullah, the son of a taxi driver, has proven his courage in the joint competitive test concoction test for undergraduate acceptance in 2010.
After graduating with a degree in computer science from the University of Computer in the nearest province, He was among several people chosen to come to India to pursue Masters in 2019 as a result of coordination between the government of the two countries.
While some Afghan students returned to their homeland in July this year after completing their courses, Destiny resisted Matullah.
Pandemic delayed the completion of the PG two-year program, but in that way, it happened as a blessing, because it saved him from the trauma of the Taliban government.
“I will not go to Afghanistan until the situation becomes normal.
My family is safe there and I relate to them.
They have advised me to live in India,” Matiullah told Ti on Tuesday morning.
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Matullah dream of becoming a technocrat as soon as he returned to his homeland.
In countries like Afghanistan, where the majority is not slipped, technocrats are considered valuable assets.
He was sick at seeing engineers, doctors, and professional escape Afghanistan.
“I heard about the evacuation of Afghans by the Indian government and this was a great moment.
I began to feel safer,” Matiullah said.
The Taliban began to become strong in Kunduz a few years ago.
They are suspicious of government employees.
Matullah at that time studying in India.
“The Taliban did not oppose students to go to other countries to study, at least for boys,” he said.
“It hurts to hear about the right chaos when I plan to return home after completing the last year of my course.
Now I can pray that the situation will improve soon,” he added.
Most foreign students come to central government institutions in the northeast since these institutions offer Fellowships.
But the state universities encourage difficult to get some students abroad recently with the help of ICCR, an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Ministry of External Affairs Union.
“Because GU gets more exposure at the international level, foreign students show interest in learning under the Indian government scholarship.
Previously, scholars mainly came to study at our university at the personal level,” said Ratul Mangan, the Coordinator at the Office of Gu’s International Relations.
Regional Director of ICCR Madhur Kankana Roy said that steps had been taken to provide safety and security for Afghan students.
“These students are scholarship holders.
They cannot return to their country without completing their courses,” he said, adding that in accordance with the decision of the Indian government about Afghan students, ICCR will continue their ownership.