IIT Bombay Allows Afghan Students To Come Back To Campus

Afghan-Taliban Crisis: IIT Bombay lets students from Afghanistan return but Director Subhasis Chaudhuri said they are "not sure how late it is for them". Kabul airspace is now closed.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has allowed students from Afghanistan who were participating in online classes to join the hostels in view of worsening conditions in their country. With the US withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have swept through the country. On August 15, its President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul, and today, the Taliban took control of the capital. These students were studying in IIT Bombay and had gone home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the situation in their country declined, they requested the IIT Bombay authorities to let them stay in the hostel. Their request has been approved by the institution. IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri posted on Facebook informing about this decision. He said, "We offered admission to quite a few students from Afghanistan in the masters program this year under scholarships from ICCR. Because of online instructions, they were participating in the class from home."