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TNN | Feb 24, 2021, 21:11 IST
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HYDERABAD: India, specifically the southern region, is a preferred destination for education among students from Afghanistan, said Muhammed Suleman Kakar, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Speaking at an interactive session his first since he took charge in 2020, Kakar said: At present there are about 900 of them 200 odd in Hyderabad studying various courses such as engineering, BBA etc, across the five southern states. Another 200-250 of them (48 to Hyderabad) have been selected and will travel to this part of India shortly. He added: Apart from undergraduate programmes, many students go on to pursue PhDs and other higher degrees too. That s because they believe that education standards in India are the best.