"India Role As Regional Ally Can Have Positive Impact In Afghanistan": US Official

The US State Department spokesperson categorically said that it was time for the US to end the war.

India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact on the future of the country now under Taliban control, a US State Department spokesperson has said here. In an interview with PTI ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week, Zed Tarar reiterated US President Joe Biden's message that the war in Afghanistan had achieved its central mission to eliminate the Al Qaeda terror network – behind the attacks on September 11, 2001. Now, the focus is on working with "like-minded partners and democracies", such as India, to look towards the next chapter of supporting the people of Afghanistan. "India being a regional ally has a role to play; and the humanitarian role and previous investment role is one that could have a positive impact on the future of Afghanistan,” said Mr Tarar, the London-based Hindu/Urdu spokesperson for the US State Department.