45-year-old Mohammed Kazem left for Kabul in Afghanistan a year ago, just before the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed in India. With the Taliban capturing Kabul and their regime in Afghanistan set to be re-established, his hopes of returning to India to complete the course seems bleak. “But now, the change in regime in Afghanistan, overtaken by the Taliban has made things uncertain,” he added. Mr. Maisam said there was no way of continuing his research in Afghanistan now, as there was no electricity and internet connection. But whatever the situation, I would definitely want to return to India and complete my research,” he said.

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2021 07:52 UTC