India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Sep 6: As the situation in Afghanistan continues to be uncertain, the Union Home Ministry has said that no Afghan national living in India will be asked to leave the country without its approval, according to officials.
The MHA”s decision came about a fortnight after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and many Afghans arriving in India fearing retribution from that country”s new rulers.
No Afghan national will be asked to leave India by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) without prior approval of the home ministry and such cases will be referred to the MHA by the FRRO, a home ministry official said.
This came after a woman member of Afghan parliament, Rangina Kargar, was deported from Delhi”s IGI Airport to Istanbul despite valid papers. The government had later apologised to Kargar.
The government has already extended visas of all categories…