Afghani students in Pune panic, worried about family members in Afghanistan

The whole world has witnessed the panic, fear which has ruled on the minds of Afghanis in the last couple of days.

Pune Pulse correspondent Akash Dhanurkar spoke to a few Afghani students studying in Pune.

The worst ever crisis in the geo-politics of Afghanistan has not just taken an ugly turn in the recent week, but has also kept the Afghan residents and students living in Pune worried about the life of their families.

With the Talibanis capturing every city, the residents of Afghanistan are left nowhere to go. The whole world is still reeling under the shock, on the sudden movement made by the Talibanis putting life of Afghanis at risk.

An Afghan student from Pune is left in a state of shock as she has heard her family requesting her to not come back as the danger has just begun. Pune Pulse reached out to a former Pune University media student, Shukriya, who recently completed her post graduation, requests to keep her full name anonymous said, “I am worried for my family as the Taliban has started searching for the previous government employees and former Afghanistan officials. They are going from door to door, blooming to be a threat every second for women and the international students. Although, they are assuring that the residents are safe, but we know the true colours of Taliban.”

Shukriya also suggested that the women may be soon thrown into sex slavery, especially the Afghan residents who come back from being International travellers, students or employees. The NGO workers, too, are under constant threat. Her family has requested her to stay back in India – she is in Delhi – the Afghanistan has no armies to protect and no government to exercise freedom and peace.

Another student Jawad Yasa, who has been in constant touch with his family felt the heat of the terrorizing atmosphere since Taliban entered the city. Jawad, who hails from Kabul, said, “There is no option and source of going back to Kabul because all the flights are cancelled, but our families are under constant threat. My family is safe, but every minute is very crucial. The condition is definitely not safe.”

Pune Pulse reached out to Mohammad Asef, a resident of Kabul who has requested to keep his full name anonymous, is currently residing in Kabul. While talking with Pune Pulse, he said, “The condition is not really good in Afghanistan, especially for the Afghan residents who are present Internationally and want to come back to the country, as they are being considered spies. There is neither a government, nor the Army forces to tackle the ongoing crisis. Anything can happen to our lives any minute.”