India offers 80 Afghan cadets one-year training programme in English
India Today
India has offered a one-year training programme to 80 young Afghan cadets, who recently graduated from various military academies in India.
India has offered a one-year training programme in English to 80 young Afghan cadets who recently graduated from various military academies in India.
The Afghan embassy in India welcomed the offer considering the uncertain future facing the young cadets in view of the prevailing situation in Afghanistan.
The Afghan cadets will be given training under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
"Eighty young Afghan cadets who recently graduated from various military academies in India have been offered a 12-month training program in Effective English Communication for Business and Office," the Afghan embassy said in a statement.
The programme will start on February 7. The cadets will be placed in three different institutes in India and will be provided with accommodation and a monthly allowance.
"Given the challenges and uncertainty facing these freshly graduated young cadets due to the prevailing situation back home, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in India welcomes and applauses this generous move by the Indian government," the embassy said.
