Afghan students from Panjab University seek help, request for return to campus
The students have requested the ICCR to facilitate the issuance of visas so they can return to India and continue their studies.
A group of students from Afghanistan enrolled at Panjab University (PU) and its affiliated colleges in Chandigarh have sought help from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for coming to Chandigarh to continue their education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the Afghan students who had taken admissions last year have not still visited their colleges or department since the classes are being held virtually. The students have requested the ICCR to facilitate the issuance of visas so they can return to India and continue their studies.
An Afghan student, Noor Hussain, told a media house that he has also written a letter addressed to ICCR, which was submitted to PU’s dean international students on Wednesday. From security concerns to economic problems to poor internet connectivity, Afghan students have listed out a number of issues that they are facing after the Taliban takeover.
“Considering the requirements of the varsity and the current unstable situation in Afghanistan, we need our visas immediately. Owing to the Taliban takeover, the embassy is closed. Therefore, it is kindly requested that the Indian embassy in Afghanistan (shifted to New Delhi now) issue us the visas (online) to us at the earliest,” reads the letter.
The letter also asks for clarifications on the kind of visas they may be issued as students.
A second-year student of MA (History), Narges Sadaqat, has told the media house, “Now as Covid cases have decreased, we want to be invited back to India. We are all jobless here and don’t have money to activate an internet connection. All banks are shut and the panic situation does not permit us to concentrate on studies. Female students are even more in danger,” she said.
“We have lost all hope, we want to come to Chandigarh and study in peace,” said Noor Hussain, a student at DAV College, Sector 10, who is presently in Kabul.
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