External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Hanif Atmar right here on Tuesday and mentioned the state of affairs within the war-torn nation.
Jaishankar arrived within the Tajik capital on Tuesday to attend conferences of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO and the SCO Contact Group on Afghanistan on a two-day go to.
“Started my Dushanbe journey by meeting with Afghan FM @MHaneefAtmar. Appreciate their updates on recent developments. Looking forward to the meeting of the SCO Liaison Group on Afghanistan tomorrow,” Jaishankar tweeted.
Afghan FM. Started my Dushanbe journey by assembly with Mahaneef Atmar. Appreciate their updates on latest developments. Looking ahead to the assembly of the SCO Liaison Group on Afghanistan tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/O34PDkOFoh
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) 13 July 2021
SCO Liaison Group Meeting This comes amid rising international considerations over the fast management of enormous numbers of territories in Afghanistan by Taliban fighters.
India has Around 50 diplomats and safety personnel have been evacuated From its consulate in Kandahar in a army aircraft within the wake of intense combating between Afghan forces and Taliban militants.
Afghanistan has seen a number of terror assaults prior to now few weeks, because the US seeks to finish its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the top of August, ending almost 20 years of its army presence within the war-ravaged nation.
India has been a serious stakeholder in Afghanistan’s peace and stability. It has already invested round USD 3 billion in help and reconstruction actions within the nation.
India has been supportive of a nationwide peace and reconciliation course of that’s Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
