&nbsp;No gunshots have been heard since the Taliban took control of Kabul but the situation is precarious and getting more so with each passing hour, say four Indian teachers in war-ravaged Afghanistan, appealing for immediate evacuation so they can return to their families back home.

All four are teachers at the Bakhtar University in Kabul, which was overrun by the Taliban three days ago.

"We have reached out to every possible forum in India and we are hoping that the government will do something to ensure our immediate evacuation. I have not stepped out of the campus in two days and every time there is a commotion outside, my heart skips a beat," Mohd Aasif Shah told PTI over the phone.

Shah, who is a resident of Kashmir and has been teaching economics at the Kabul-based varsity for four years, said he like his colleagues fear the current atmosphere following the unexpected turn of events.

"I had plans to go back on Monday. I even had my ticket booked but the situation was rapidly changing. It took me hours to get to the airport and the sight at the airport was like the entire Kabul had gathered there. The flight was cancelled and I had no choice, but to return to the university hostel," he said.

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Shah had returned to Afghanistan two months back after the government decided to conducted offline examinations.

"My family used to be here with me in Kabul. We all went back to India after the Covid outbreak, and classes were online. However, the government decided to hold exams offline. So only I came back for two months and I was to return after the exams were over," he said.

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Syed Abid Hussain from Bihar, who teaches marketing at the university, said so far everybody is safe but considering the situation, "we do not want to live in this uncertainty".

"We have tried to get in touch with the embassy as well as the Ministry of External Affairs. We have not heard from them yet but I am confident that the government must be putting efforts for our safe and quick evacuation from Kabul," he said.

Adil Rasool from Kashmir, whose wife is there with him at the varsity said, "We are just praying that the situation does not get any worse than this and we are able to go home safely."

Right now everybody is inside the campus and waiting for a positive development from the Indian embassy or the government, said Rasool, who has been teaching management at the university since 2017.

Afroz Alam from Jharkhand, who teaches computer science at the university, said so far there has been no bloodshed but the fear remains.

"There has been no bloodshed outside, we have not heard gunshots too in the city but the scare remains whether this is momentary. The campus is huge, we do not have to move outside for necessities too. I am just hoping for safe and quick evacuation from here," he said.

Two days after Kabul fell to the Taliban, India on Tuesday completed the evacuation of all its diplomats and other staff members from the Afghan capital under a "difficult and complicated" exercise, effectively closing its mission for the second time since 1996 when the militant group captured power.

The mission to evacuate close to 200 people including the Indian envoy and other staffers in two military aircraft was accomplished with support from the US, a day after the Kabul airport witnessed unprecedented scenes of desperate residents rushing into it in an attempt to flee the country fearing the Taliban's brutality.

Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon told media persons that the situation in Kabul is complex and "quite fluid" and that the remaining Indians stuck in the city will be brought back home when the commercial flight services resume.

On its part, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that the focus now would be to ensure the safe return of all Indian nationals from the Afghan capital in view of the prevailing situation in the country, adding India's visa services will continue through an e-Emergency visa facility and it has been extended to Afghan nationals.

The Taliban swept across the country this month, seizing control of almost all key towns and cities in the backdrop of withdrawal of the US forces that began on May 1

No gunshots have been heard since the Taliban took control of Kabul but the situation is precarious and getting more so with each passing hour, say four Indian teachers in war-ravaged Afghanistan, appealing for immediate evacuation so they can return to their families back home.

No gunshots have been heard since the Taliban took control of Kabul but the situation is precarious and getting more so with each passing hour, say four Indian teachers in war-ravaged Afghanistan, appealing for immediate evacuation so they can return to their families back home. All four are teachers at the Bakhtar University in Kabul, which was overrun by the Taliban three days ago. "We have reached out to every possible forum in India and we are hoping that the government will do something to ensure our immediate evacuation. I have not stepped out of the campus in two days and every time there is a commotion outside, my heart skips a beat," Mohd Aasif Shah told PTI over the phone. Shah, who is a resident of Kashmir and has been teaching economics at the Kabul-based varsity for four years, said he like his colleagues fear the current atmosphere following the unexpected turn of events. "I had plans to go back on Monday. I even had my ticket booked but the situation was rapidly changing. It took me hours to get to the airport and the sight at the airport was like the entire Kabul had gathered there. The flight was cancelled and I had no choice, but to return to the university hostel," he said. Also read | 'Making Taliban great again': Billboards with Biden dressed as Taliban militant pop up in US Shah had returned to Afghanistan two months back after the government decided to conducted offline examinations. "My family used to be here with me in Kabul. We all went back to India after the Covid outbreak, and classes were online. However, the government decided to hold exams offline. So only I came back for two months and I was to return after the exams were over," he said. Watch Syed Abid Hussain from Bihar, who teaches marketing at the university, said so far everybody is safe but considering the situation, "we do not want to live in this uncertainty". "We have tried to get in touch with the embassy as well as the Ministry of External Affairs. We have not heard from them yet but I am confident that the government must be putting efforts for our safe and quick evacuation from Kabul," he said. Adil Rasool from Kashmir, whose wife is there with him at the varsity said, "We are just praying that the situation does not get any worse than this and we are able to go home safely." Right now everybody is inside the campus and waiting for a positive development from the Indian embassy or the government, said Rasool, who has been teaching management at the university since 2017. Afroz Alam from Jharkhand, who teaches computer science at the university, said so far there has been no bloodshed but the fear remains. "There has been no bloodshed outside, we have not heard gunshots too in the city but the scare remains whether this is momentary. The campus is huge, we do not have to move outside for necessities too. I am just hoping for safe and quick evacuation from here," he said. Two days after Kabul fell to the Taliban, India on Tuesday completed the evacuation of all its diplomats and other staff members from the Afghan capital under a "difficult and complicated" exercise, effectively closing its mission for the second time since 1996 when the militant group captured power. The mission to evacuate close to 200 people including the Indian envoy and other staffers in two military aircraft was accomplished with support from the US, a day after the Kabul airport witnessed unprecedented scenes of desperate residents rushing into it in an attempt to flee the country fearing the Taliban's brutality. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon told media persons that the situation in Kabul is complex and "quite fluid" and that the remaining Indians stuck in the city will be brought back home when the commercial flight services resume. On its part, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that the focus now would be to ensure the safe return of all Indian nationals from the Afghan capital in view of the prevailing situation in the country, adding India's visa services will continue through an e-Emergency visa facility and it has been extended to Afghan nationals. The Taliban swept across the country this month, seizing control of almost all key towns and cities in the backdrop of withdrawal of the US forces that began on May 1

Hope govt will ensure our immediate evacuation: Indian teachers stranded at Kabul varsity

The Indian government plans to refurbish infrastructure and quality of education in Islamic religious schools, known as madrassas, across the country.

Building toilets, providing meals to students and training teachers are the core areas the government aims to focus on.

Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Saturday that they aim to build 100,000 toilets in madrassas by March 31, 2018.

The plan to focus on madrassas is a part of the federal government&#39;s 3T formula -- teachers, tiffin and toilets.

&quot;In the meetings, we have decided that the madrassas which are providing mainstream education or those that want to, we will help such madrassas on a big scale,&quot; Naqvi said.

The government also wants madrassas to impart science and technology classes in order to get their syllabus in sync with modern-day requirements.

The decision to revamp madrassas was taken before five Indian states went to polls in February and March.

&quot;Some of the members of the foundation (General Body of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, an autonomous non-profit minority welfare institution) will travel to different states to find out those who wish to associate with this paradigm,&quot; the minister further said.

The Narendra Modi administration also wishes to more than double the scholarships provided to Muslim girls by end of next financial year.&nbsp;

Currently, 20,000 students have availed the&nbsp;Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship, and next year&#39;s target is to reach 45,000 students.

And by 2019, the government wants to the scholarship programme to benefit 500,000.

Indian governments, including previous regimes, have tried to modernise madrassas in India, but the efforts have been frowned at by traditionalists like the ulemas (clergy).

The government seeks to modernise the traditional Islamic schools because it wants Muslims to have better job opportunities once they finish their studies.

The syllabus in madrassas are very different from that adopted by the general schools in India. Content of education is decided by a few Islamic institutes and students are taught in Arabic, as opposed to English or other Indian languages in other schools.

(WION with inputs from PTI)

The government aims to improve the quality of teaching and build 100,000 toilets in such schools, which are called madrassas

The Indian government plans to refurbish infrastructure and quality of education in Islamic religious schools, known as madrassas, across the country. Building toilets, providing meals to students and training teachers are the core areas the government aims to focus on. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Saturday that they aim to build 100,000 toilets in madrassas by March 31, 2018. The plan to focus on madrassas is a part of the federal government's 3T formula -- teachers, tiffin and toilets. "In the meetings, we have decided that the madrassas which are providing mainstream education or those that want to, we will help such madrassas on a big scale," Naqvi said. The government also wants madrassas to impart science and technology classes in order to get their syllabus in sync with modern-day requirements. The decision to revamp madrassas was taken before five Indian states went to polls in February and March. "Some of the members of the foundation (General Body of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, an autonomous non-profit minority welfare institution) will travel to different states to find out those who wish to associate with this paradigm," the minister further said. The Narendra Modi administration also wishes to more than double the scholarships provided to Muslim girls by end of next financial year. Currently, 20,000 students have availed the Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship, and next year's target is to reach 45,000 students. And by 2019, the government wants to the scholarship programme to benefit 500,000. Indian governments, including previous regimes, have tried to modernise madrassas in India, but the efforts have been frowned at by traditionalists like the ulemas (clergy). The government seeks to modernise the traditional Islamic schools because it wants Muslims to have better job opportunities once they finish their studies. The syllabus in madrassas are very different from that adopted by the general schools in India. Content of education is decided by a few Islamic institutes and students are taught in Arabic, as opposed to English or other Indian languages in other schools. (WION with inputs from PTI)

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