New Delhi, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT):About 150 Afghan soldiers, who are undergoing training in India, are now staring at an uncertain future following the end of Ashraf Ghani government and resurgence of Taliban in Afghanistan. According to Kashmir Media Service, these Afghan soldiers are attending specifically-tailored capsule courses at different military training establishments in India, Times of India reported today quoting its sources. The Indian government “will have to decide the future” of the Afghan military personnel.
The sources said the Afghan personnel are anxious about their families and the situation in their country. “Their training is continuing but they are obviously worried. The Indian government will have to take a call on their future,” said the sources.
India, apart from supplying military hardware including four Mi-25 armed helicopters and three light Cheetal choppers, has trained thousands of Afghan military personnel over the years in different fields including military field-craft, signals, intelligence-gathering and information technology. On an average, around 700 to 800 Afghan soldiers per year were attending the short-duration courses devised for them at different Indian military establishments for the last over a decade.
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