India's ambassador to Qatar has discussed the safety of Indians left behind in Afghanistan in talks with a top Taliban leader, New Delhi says
Taliban special force fighters arrive outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the US military's withdrawal, in Kabul, August 31, 2021.
India has long had concerns about the Taliban because of the group's close ties to arch rival Pakistan. The foreign ministry said the two sides discussed the safety of Indians left behind in Afghanistan. The talks come days after Stanekzai was quoted in the local press as saying that the Taliban wanted political and economic ties with India.Taliban controls Kabul airport, celebrates victory after US withdrawalIndia invested more than $3 billion in development work in Afghanistan and had built close ties with the US-backed Kabul government. But with the rapid advance of the Taliban, the Indian government was facing criticism at home for not opening a channel of communication to the insurgents.
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