Muzaffarpur man stuck in Kabul, family appeals to PM for help

The teacher, along with four other Indians staying at the university campus, is seeking help over video calls with his family and has urged the Indian government to evacuate them as soon as possible

A resident of Muzaffarpur town working in Afghanistan’s Kabul is stuck after Taliban took over the capital city last week. Following this, his family has sought the Indian government’s help to bring him home.

The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States. (Representative image/AP)

Dr Syed Abid Hussain, 50, reached Afghanistan on July 25 and is now unable to fly back to India as commercial flight operations have been suspended from Kabul. He is an assistant professor at Bakhtar University since 2019. His wife and two children live in Muzaffarpur.

Dr Abid’s brother Syed Majid Hussain, a former Mayor of Muzaffarpur said, “My brother is stuck. He told us the Afghanistan government has changed while the Taliban is in control there. He is alright but one does not know what the Taliban will do.”

The teacher, along with four other Indians staying at the university campus, is seeking help over video calls with his family and has urged the Indian government to evacuate them as soon as possible.

According to his brother, the ministry of external affairs was in touch with Dr Abid and other Indians for their evacuation. However, they are still stranded due to the chaos that unfolded at the Kabul airport.

“I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get him evacuated as soon as possible,” his wife Shakra Tabbasum said.