New Delhi: Mahram Amini arrived at New Delhi in the first week of August from Maymana Afghanistan intending to stay only 10 days for brain tumor surgery.
He has been stuck in the city for more than 40 days with his physically disturbed husband, Syed Mohiddin, and nephew, Abdul Shoker.
“We have spent around RS 3 lakh on operations, medicines, food and lodging and are now running out of money,” Shoker said.
“Mahram’s son sells his tenure in Afghanistan to regulate funds for its operations and cannot send more money.
Doctors suggest a healthy diet for Mahram, but we can’t even set up three square meals.
We want to go back to Afghanistan.” Trio has rented a room on Kastba Lajpat Nagar.
If they return to their country, they can get help, he added, when there is no one in Delhi to help them financially.
After the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, many people fled and the others were desperate to do it.
On the contrary, a number of Afghans who were in India in Visas Medical wanted to return home.
Ubaidullah, the native of Mazar-i-Sharif, reached Delhi about 45 days ago for the treatment of his five-year-old son, Zebibli Ziyee, a patient of neurological abnormalities, and his sister, Tahira Noori, a patient of the heart.
He was accompanied by his wife who was pregnant Tayabi and a two-year-old son.
“We don’t have money now even to buy medicines for my son and sister.
We can’t even buy milk for my children.
I booked a ticket to return home on August 16, but the flight was canceled after the Taliban followed Kabul, “Ubaidullah said, whose wife gave birth to premature girls on August 29 due to stress.
Noori said, “There is no point in living in New Delhi because it only adds to our expenses.
We appeal to the Indian government to help make arrangements for returning home.” Many Afghans who want to return home have made the Afghan embassy round.
Maseeehullah Hotak, 23, who came for a medical examination, was annoyed with a lack of something positive from his daily visits to the embassy.
“When I was unable to pay rent, the owner expelled me.
I am now sharing a small room with three other people with rent Rs 500 per day.
If I don’t immediately return to Afghanistan, I will be forced to sleep on the streets,” said the youth.
Hotak roommate, Abdul Qadir, made his eyes damaged in an explosion in Afghan Paktia.
Qadir, who could only see from his left eye, said, “My brother also came to New Delhi to help me with eye treatment.
Our wife and children are alone at home.
We are both in the police but we have no salary for some time and family We struggle to survive.
If we go home, we can work as a laborer to support our family.
“Even though Ahmad Fahim Sadiq was in New Delhi along with his wife and children, he was also waiting for a flight to continue.
“Only who wants to escape from Afghanistan,” he said.
“I have a house and my job in Kabul and I have nothing in India.” Sadiq arrived in Delhi on July 7 for the treatment of his three-year-old child.
Some people who come to New Delhi for business and other needs are also jammed.
Ashabuuddin cloth traders said, “I want to go back to my wife and eight small children in Kabul.
People who work for the Afghan government or the United States want to escape, but people like we want to keep staying there.” Mohammad Nadir, 60 , who came to Delhi for his wife who was hit by cancer, Jamila, was desperate to return to Afghanistan.
“The Indian government, please help us,” the old couple begged.