Why Afghan students caught in the middle

New Delhi: Given the fast speed at which the Taliban have captured various Afghan provinces, a master student at the University of Jawaharlal Nehru (JNU) can’t even think about returning home.
However, he didn’t seem to have a choice because his visa ended on September 15.
His parents, who were in Kabul, had asked him to try everything to stay in India.
His fear has echoed by other students from Afghanistan who studied at various universities in Delhi.
Many of them, who are at the end of their program, try hard to get their extended visa.
Many even want to continue their studies, especially in JNU, but they cannot afford high costs for foreign students who remember the economic situation of their valid family.
To get the Indian Cultural Relations Council Scholarship, they must return to Afghanistan.
“Can’t the Indian government give us a long-term visa because of the critical situation? Can’t Jnu make exceptions to us and reduce costs? Some students from the Hazara community cannot return,” said the student, wondering how long he would continue to talk to His family returned home.
Other students, Mohammad Shafiq Sultan, a master student from international relations in JNU, said his house in Wardak Province was under the control of the Taliban.
“My visa only arrived in December.
Because the course will end, I have to leave the hostel.
I have talked to the authorities at the Afghan consulate, but with the regime to change even they do not know what will happen.
Every year, the Indian government provides scholarships to 1,000 students Afghanistan.
In this situation, the government must extend the scholarship, “Sultan Toi said.
For Ali Asghar, the extension of the scholarship will help him pursue further education here.
“Province I owned by the Taliban.
People live in fear.
If I come back for scholarships, I will never be able to return to study or work.
I don’t think the Taliban regime will allow such scholarships and let students leave the country.
Our future depends on how the Indian and university government helps us, “he added.
Those who are registered with the University of Delhi also have problems managing their lives.
“I was studying about self-financing mode and living in guest accommodations who pay on the North campus.
My parents have not been able to send money.
I have written to Dean (welfare students) and college to allow me to shift to a hostel, but I haven’t Hear news from them, “said a second year student on anonymity.
Students who receive entrance tickets in 2020 and attend online classes are still waiting to hear from their university.
A Sociology Master student in JNU said, “In Kabul, the bank and the business center is closed.
We are limited to our house.
In my family, we are four young women, including my brother-in-law.
My family members are worried and I want to go to India and study .
I have written a letter to the administration, but they haven’t answered.
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