India attends Taliban-hosted conference in Kabul on mutual regional interests in Afghanistan

New Delhi:India participated in a regional conference hosted by the Taliban in Kabul Monday, which was viewed as the first meeting that addressed mutual regional interest in Afghanistan...

Other countries that reportedly attended the conference included China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan...

In a social media post, Afghanistans acting deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hafiz Zia Ahmad, quoted Indias representative to the conference as saying thatNew Delhi actively plays a role in international and regional initiatives regarding Afghanistan and supports the stability and development of the Central Asian country...

Addressing Mondays meeting in Kabul, Afghanistans acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi pushed for building a positive narrative for engagement, enhancing connectivity for regional economic development and advocating for the removal of Western sanctions on the Taliban regime, according to local Afghan reports...

Grabbing this opportunity and initiative, also through the remaining regional mechanisms such as Afghanistans neighboring countries ministerial meeting or the Moscow format, we hope to succeed in reaching a regional consensus that preserves all actors interests, hepostedon social media platform X (formerly Twitter)...

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