New Delhi: In what is said to be the first meeting of its kind, a senior Indian government official held official talks with the acting Taliban Defense Minister in Afghanistan. The wire He said on Friday.
She added that the meeting was held between the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, JP Singh, who is responsible for the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran Office, and the Acting Taliban Defense Minister, Maulvi Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid.
According to the report, the meeting was held in Kabul on November 5.
Singh also met with acting Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Taliban report said. Times of India Notes.
The meeting highlights the desire of both sides to develop bilateral relations
This is his second visit to Kabul this year.
Reports stated that the meeting confirmed the desire of both sides to develop bilateral relations, especially in the field of humanitarian cooperation and to enhance interaction between Afghanistan and India.
India, in line with international consensus, does not recognize the Taliban regime.
In May 2023, The wire He was the first to report that the Taliban government had attempted to replace the Afghan ambassador to India, appointed by the former Islamic Republic, with another diplomat, Qadir Shah, as charge d’affaires.
Following the departure of Afghan Ambassador Farid Mamondzai and most of Afghan diplomats last year, the consular needs of the large Afghan community in India, including students, are in a state of uncertainty, The Wire said.