In the primary official contact with the Taliban, Indian envoy to Qatar Deepak Mittal met Taliban chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stankzai on the Indian Embassy in Doha on Tuesday.
An announcement from the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned, “Today Ambassador of India to Qatar Deepak Mittal met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai, Head of the Political Office of the Taliban in Doha. The assembly came about on the Indian Embassy, ​​Doha on the request of the Taliban aspect.
It mentioned the discussions centered on the security, safety and speedy return of Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan. The go to of Afghan nationals, particularly minorities who want to journey to India, additionally got here to the fore.
It mentioned that Ambassador Mittal expressed India’s concern that the soil of Afghanistan shouldn’t be utilized in any means for anti-India actions and terrorism.
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Indian envoy to Qatar Deepak Mittal met Taliban chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stankzai in Doha.@indianexpress
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The Taliban consultant assured the ambassador that these points can be addressed positively.
This comes at a time when in view of the evolving scenario in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lately directed that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and a high-level group of senior officers be included. Focus on India’s quick priorities.
This group has been assembly commonly for the previous few days. It has captured points associated to the protected return of stranded Indians, journey of Afghan nationals (particularly minorities) to India, and making certain that Afghanistan territory shouldn’t be used for terrorism directed towards India.
The group can also be monitoring the scenario on the bottom in Afghanistan and worldwide responses, together with resolutions handed by the UN Security Council.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
