New Delhi: After the Taliban’s occupation of Afghanistan, the crisis started there is continuously deepening. The army of all countries including America, Britain has gone back from Kabul. At the same time, a large number of foreign nationals are still trapped there, including Indians. In the midst of this crisis, the first formal meeting between India and the Taliban took place. Indian High Commissioner to Qatar Deepak Mittal has met Sher Bahadur Abbas, the head of the Taliban political office. The two met at the Indian Embassy in Doha.
At the same time, on this meeting, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said, “India discussed in this meeting about the safety and speedy return of its citizens trapped in Afghanistan. In this meeting, Deepak Mittal apprised Stankzai of his concern about not using the soil of Afghanistan for terrorism and anti-India activities. To which Stankzai assured Mittal that the Taliban would play a positive role on these issues.
Meeting at the request of the Taliban
“Today Ambassador of India to Qatar Deepak Mittal called on Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, head of the Taliban’s Political Office in Doha,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a release. It said that the meeting between the Indian Ambassador and the Taliban leader took place at the Indian Embassy in Doha at the request of the Taliban.
The ministry said, “The discussion took place on the safety and speedy return of Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan. Afghan nationals, especially minorities, who wish to come to India were also discussed. “Ambassador Mittal raised India’s concerns that Afghanistan’s soil should not be used in any way for anti-India activities and terrorism.
America returned after 20 years
America has left Afghanistan a day before its fixed deadline. Last night, as the last US plane took off from Kabul’s Karzai airport, Taliban boys standing outside danced in joy and opened fire. At the same time, the Taliban have called it the independence of Afghanistan.
