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Quratulain Rehbar

Afghan students feel abandoned as India restricts visas

A view of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus. [File: Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images]

New Delhi, India – For two years, Afghan student Yasmeen Azimi has been trying to get a visa to resume her studies in India. But the 22-year-old from Kabul says her visa application has been rejected thrice.

Azimi was admitted to a postgraduate programme to study political science at Chandigarh University in northern Punjab state in January 2021 under a scholarship provided by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), an autonomous body under the foreign ministry.

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