Jaishankar meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, discusses Taliban
The Hindu
External Affairs Minister also meets U.S. officials, Afghan officials brief him parallel effort to revive intra-Afghan talks with the militia.
Worries over growing violence and Taliban gains in Afghanistan overshadowed External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s meetings ahead of a connectivity conference here on Thursday, as he called on Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and met the U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser and Special Envoy, as well as other Foreign Ministers. “Discussed the situation in and around Afghanistan. Reiterated our support for peace, stability and development of Afghanistan,” Mr. Jaishankar tweeted after the meeting, which focused on the rapid developments and advances by the militia within days of the U.S. and NATO troops pullout from Bagram airbase this month. Also read |
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