New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Tashkent and discussed the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan in the face of withdrawal of US forces from the country.
Jaishankar said he reiterated India’s support for peace, stability and development of Afghanistan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a multilateral connectivity conference. “Pleased to call on President @ashrafghani. Discussed the current situation in and around Afghanistan. Reiterated our support for peace, stability and development of Afghanistan,” the external affairs minister tweeted. Jaishankar travelled to Tashkent after a two-day visit to Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe where he attended a crucial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The foreign ministers of the SCO countries extensively deliberated on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan triggered by the Taliban’s attempts to expand its influence in that country following the withdrawal of the US forces.
The US has withdrawn majority of its forces from Afghanistan. Afghanistan witnessed a series of terror attacks in the last few weeks as the US aimed to complete the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan by August-end, ending a nearly two-decade of its military presence in the war-ravaged country.
Jaishankar said he reiterated India’s support for peace, stability and development of Afghanistan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a multilateral connectivity conference. “Pleased to call on President @ashrafghani. Discussed the current situation in and around Afghanistan. Reiterated our support for peace, stability and development of Afghanistan,” the external affairs minister tweeted. Jaishankar travelled to Tashkent after a two-day visit to Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe where he attended a crucial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The foreign ministers of the SCO countries extensively deliberated on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan triggered by the Taliban’s attempts to expand its influence in that country following the withdrawal of the US forces.
The US has withdrawn majority of its forces from Afghanistan. Afghanistan witnessed a series of terror attacks in the last few weeks as the US aimed to complete the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan by August-end, ending a nearly two-decade of its military presence in the war-ravaged country.
Unfair to blame Pak for Afghanistan situation: Imran
Tashkent: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his disappointment over remarks of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani concerning the “negative role” of Islamabad in the Afghan peace process. Speaking at the International Conference on South Asia-Central Asia Regional Connectivity-Challenges and Opportunities in Tashkent, Imran Khan said, “To blame Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan and Taliban is not fair,” he said. Imran Khan said Pakistan was a partner in peace and that regional peace and stability were of utmost importance for enhanced trade and economic cooperation in the region. “Afghanistan is natural land bridge between Central Asia and South Asia, and peace in Afghanistan is the most critical factor for regional connectivity,” he said.
Indian Photo Journalist killed in Afghanistan: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, employed with news agency Reuters, was killed while reporting in Afghanistan’s Kandahar. Siddiqui was riding along with the Afghan Special Forces, and had been reporting on their operations against the Taliban in the region. AGENCIES
