Appearing for the online internal exam at his residence in Kabul on March 23, Nasihullah Quaraishi remained optimistic about his return journey to Kochi.
A final year student of BTech Information Technology at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), the 21-year-old had left the campus nine months ago for attending his brother's marriage. The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban had shattered the dreams of thousands like him. With no clarity yet on the way forward, Nasihullah is eagerly waiting for the day when he would be able to board a flight to India.
"More than 2,000 Afghan students pursuing various programmes in Indian universities are stranded in various cities of Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of our country. We have been sending numerous mails to the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi requesting for granting our visas. Unfortunately, there has been no response yet," he said minutes after completing the internal exam for his BTech programme.
