IIT Delhi: Trying to bring back Afghan students, JNU will also help students

 

New Delhi: The Taliban have captured most of Afghanistan, including the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. After that the situation remains tense there. In this hour of crisis, institutions like IIT Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University have now come forward to help their students from Afghanistan.

 

Regarding the situation in Afghanistan, IIT said that it will try to bring Afghan students back to the campus. According to IIT Delhi, IIT Delhi will stand by its students and its alumni from Afghanistan in this hour of crisis. The institute has also started a helpline number for Afghan students. According to IIT Delhi, these two helpline numbers 91-11-26591713, 91-9811091942 have been issued for the students in trouble.

At the same time, more than two dozen students from Afghanistan affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have appealed to the Indian government to extend their visa period. The visas of these students are expiring in the next 2 months. In view of the current situation in Afghanistan, at present these students do not want to return to their country. This is the reason why these students have appealed to extend the visa period.

JNU says that the university administration has received requests for the return of some Afghan students to the university campus. The university administration says that in view of the interests of the students in this subject, positive decisions will be taken soon.

 

At the same time, the JNU Students' Union has also come forward to help the Afghan students. In this regard, the student union has written a letter to the university administration urging that visa-related permission and hostel facilities should be provided to Afghan students immediately.

In this regard, Professor Ravikesh, Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, says that some Afghan students of JNU have requested for their return to the university campus. However, as per the guidelines of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, the university is currently closed for normal activities.

 

Significantly, US forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan. After this the Taliban has captured there. After this development, diplomats of different countries are continuously returning from Afghanistan. Apart from them, a large number of women and businessmen are also leaving Afghanistan and returning home.

 

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