Afghan cadets from IMA ready for country's 'deadliest spell'
DEHRADUN: Of the 147 cadets who passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here on Saturday, 78 were Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGCs). And the efforts of India to enhance the capabilities of Afghan National Army (ANA) were visible in the fact that the largest number, 46, were from Afghanistan.
The FCGs who came from different backgrounds said that one thing that they learnt at the academy and would take back to their country was the culture of "bonding and peace" among Indian Army officers.
"India is a peaceful country and we just love the culture of peace it retains in most situations. In the past few years Afghanistan has witnessed difficult times and war, with so many civilians dying. We want our country to have peace and we will take back our learning at IMA which taught us about bonding, integrity and brotherhood, to our country," said FGC Hanan Afghan. His father is a security advisor to the Afghan government.
According to the Afghan FGCs, their country saw one of the deadliest summers this year, with the number of civilians killed in a six-month period reaching an eight-year record high and they now wished for peace to prevail.
"We wish to propagate the message of peace and bonding among Afghans when we go back to our war-torn country. The culture of brotherhood and loyalty towards the nation among Indian Army men is unbeatable. We shall take this culture to our land to bring it out from its present problems," said FGC Hamid Ullah Badshah from Kabul, whose father Haji Badshah was also present at the passing out parade.
Haji Badshah is a businessman who often visits India for medical treatment. "After passing his XIIth back home, Hamid expressed his desire to join IMA and I supported it, despite knowing the challenges that he might face back home. Our entire family stood by him because he had chosen to serve the nation and we couldn't deny this to him. He is the first person from our family to join Afghan National Army," said a proud Badshah, adding that he wanted his son to get training from IMA because he knew it was one of the best institutes of the world and India and Afghanistan have been friends for a long time.
FGCs from other countries also praised the culture of bonding among Indian Army men. Winner of the prestigious silver medal among them, Alexandr Simonaitis from Kazakhstan said, "Indian cadets have a unique character of bonding so strongly that we will take back this character to our army."
Among the foreign cadets who passed out today, second highest number was from Bhutan (15) followed by Maldives (6) and Kazakhstan (5).
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/deh...trys-deadliest-spell/articleshow/62001199.cms
DEHRADUN: Of the 147 cadets who passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here on Saturday, 78 were Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGCs). And the efforts of India to enhance the capabilities of Afghan National Army (ANA) were visible in the fact that the largest number, 46, were from Afghanistan.
The FCGs who came from different backgrounds said that one thing that they learnt at the academy and would take back to their country was the culture of "bonding and peace" among Indian Army officers.
"India is a peaceful country and we just love the culture of peace it retains in most situations. In the past few years Afghanistan has witnessed difficult times and war, with so many civilians dying. We want our country to have peace and we will take back our learning at IMA which taught us about bonding, integrity and brotherhood, to our country," said FGC Hanan Afghan. His father is a security advisor to the Afghan government.
According to the Afghan FGCs, their country saw one of the deadliest summers this year, with the number of civilians killed in a six-month period reaching an eight-year record high and they now wished for peace to prevail.
"We wish to propagate the message of peace and bonding among Afghans when we go back to our war-torn country. The culture of brotherhood and loyalty towards the nation among Indian Army men is unbeatable. We shall take this culture to our land to bring it out from its present problems," said FGC Hamid Ullah Badshah from Kabul, whose father Haji Badshah was also present at the passing out parade.
Haji Badshah is a businessman who often visits India for medical treatment. "After passing his XIIth back home, Hamid expressed his desire to join IMA and I supported it, despite knowing the challenges that he might face back home. Our entire family stood by him because he had chosen to serve the nation and we couldn't deny this to him. He is the first person from our family to join Afghan National Army," said a proud Badshah, adding that he wanted his son to get training from IMA because he knew it was one of the best institutes of the world and India and Afghanistan have been friends for a long time.
FGCs from other countries also praised the culture of bonding among Indian Army men. Winner of the prestigious silver medal among them, Alexandr Simonaitis from Kazakhstan said, "Indian cadets have a unique character of bonding so strongly that we will take back this character to our army."
Among the foreign cadets who passed out today, second highest number was from Bhutan (15) followed by Maldives (6) and Kazakhstan (5).
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