Greater Noida: Four Afghan students studying in India, three of them hold important positions in the country’s current government overthrown, and have returned to the house worried about the safety of their families, according to officials at the University of Budh Gautam (GBU), from where they graduated .
The former student (name detained at the request) fainted between 2016 and 2020, said GB University Pro Arvind Singh.
“Everything is safe according to my interaction with them on Sunday night,” he added.
One of the students posted in the presidential palace which has now been captured by the Taliban.
Singh said he was afraid of the safety of their families, all of them maintained a low profile and observed developments.
Former students blame the policies out of the US and Pakistan for the takeover of the Taliban state and political chaos, he added.
“They are afraid of education can be in danger and social security will disappear.
They also felt cheated by the Afghan President who came out Ashraf Ghani who fled Kabul,” said Singh.
Many students who have obtained entrance tickets through the Indian Council for cultural relations scholarships are expected to join this year.
Now, however, they don’t have a position to confirm whether they will be able to.
“We don’t know whether they will report to enter or not.
The last date to take the entrance ticket is September 15,” Singh said.
The situation is not very worrying, say some at the University of Shardaat Sharda, a total of 173 Afghan students are part of batch 2021.
Some Ti students speak to support the Taliban takeover supporting sharia law.
Mirwais Zarmalwal, a BCA student in the last year, came from Kabul and planned to learn filmmaking in India.
According to him, the situation was not too worrying.
“There are no problems in Afghanistan.
Taliban have complaints with the government and not with people …
they also say they will work for the development of the country,” said Mirwais, added that he hoped to meet his parents and his brother so home.
There is anxiety among students too.
Abdul Saboor, a student of the fourth year (Bachelor of Medical Lab Technology), “We are very scared and do not feel safe.
We will not be in India forever.
We hope the United Nations intervenes and help our citizens.
My father is an engineer with a former government Afghanistan but not functioning now.
We don’t know what our future is.
“Abdul said he wanted to work in India and was practicing as a lab technician at the Sharda Hospital.
Qudatullah Achakzai, who is in the third semester of MSC (water and environmental resources), is related to parents and siblings too.
“I might call my parents to India if the situation demands,” he said.