Future uncertain for Afghan Army soldiers training in India

Future seems difficult and uncertain for the Afghan soldiers and military cadets undergoing training in India after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

As many as 130 Afghan military personnel are being trained at different institutions, with a bulk of them at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun, the Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) at Chennai and the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla in Pune.

Defence officers said the training and other expenses of these officers and cadets were being borne by India as part of nation-building efforts in Afghanistan after 2001.