TALIBAN TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY OF INDIANS

Wed 01 September 2021:

New Delhi and Taliban representatives have held talks on the safety of Indians left behind in Afghanistan.

The issue came up for discussion at a meeting between India’s ambassador to Qatar and the head of the Taliban’s Political Office in Doha on Tuesday.

The External Affairs Ministry in Delhi confirmed the talks between Ambassador Deepak Mittal and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai — the first formal diplomatic engagement since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.

Stanikzai was told about New Deli’s concerns that anti-India militants could use Afghanistan’s soil to launch attacks, the ministry said.

It added: “The Taliban representative assured the ambassador that these issues would be positively addressed.”

Indian Government Sets Up High-Level Group On Afghanistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established a high-level group to tackle issues related to Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, a government.

“As per the direction of Prime Minister [Modi], a High-Level Group, comprising Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other senior officials, is having regular meetings to monitor the evolving situation in Afghanistan, especially focusing on the immediate priorities of India such as safe return of stranded Indians, ensuring travel of Afghan nationals of Hindu and Sikh origin and making sure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorism directed against India,” the source said.

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