Afghan students urge Andhra government to help

Students of Afghanistan in India are worried about their future in the country as they might not be able to return to their home country anytime soon and they might run out of finances to continue their educations.

While Afghanistan continues to be under turmoil after the Taliban takeover, students currently studying in India are worried about their future as they fear they might soon run out of finances to continue their education. 

While speaking about the same, one of the students of  Andhra University told Indian Express that his family has asked him not to come back home till there was at least a little bit of normalcy. Pleading the State governments and universities to help students like him if they continue their education here, he said, “Some of our parents have become jobless following a regime change back home. The Taliban have freezed bank accounts and no financial transactions are allowed.” 

“Our family members are safe since they were not in the previous government. As we have no plans to go back to Afghanistan, we request the Indian government to support us as we are not getting any financial help from our families,” he said while urging the University to offer help.

Presently, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), which had an agreement with Afghanistan since 2005, is financially aiding many Afghan students in India. From Andhra University, close to 100 students from the land-locked country are pursuing BBA, BCom and BTech courses.  

Gahra Mohammadi, an MBA student in Visakhapatnam told the English Daily, that the Taliban were on a killing spree and not even sparing women. “They killed a pregnant woman a week ago. I am in touch with my family through the internet.”  Since the situation in Afghanistan is really unpredictable, particularly for women, her family has asked her to stay in India. “I have no plans to go back home and, as such, urge the Government of India to help Afghan students here.”  

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