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Taliban pushes for closer India ties at Victory Day event
A leader from Afghanistan's Taliban group came to New Delhi, a big city in India.
They held a meeting there to remember a special day from five years ago.
That was the day the Taliban came back to power in Afghanistan.
The Taliban leader in India said Afghanistan wants to be close friends with India.
He said the two countries can help each other and make the region safer.
He also said Afghanistan will not interfere in other countries' business.
He hopes India and Afghanistan will trust each other more and trade together.
Important people from India's foreign office were at the meeting too.
People from many other countries also came.
The Taliban believes India and Afghanistan share a long history and can work together.
Taliban charge d'affaires Noor Ahmed Noor called for deeper India-Afghanistan engagement at a Victory Day event in New Delhi.
Noor said the India-Afghanistan bond would contribute to regional stability and connectivity.
He described Taliban foreign policy as 'balanced engagement' and non-interference, seeking greater political trust and an economic partnership with India.
India was represented by external affairs ministry joint secretary Anand Prakash and Director (PAI) Sneha Dubey.
Ambassadors from Bhutan, Iran, Eritrea, Jamaica, Niger, Palestine and Serbia attended, along with diplomats from China, Russia, Qatar, Iraq, Oman and the UAE.
- Who
- Taliban charge d'affaires Noor Ahmed Noor, Indian external affairs ministry officials Anand Prakash and Sneha Dubey, and diplomats from countries including China, Russia and Iran.
- What
- The Taliban regime pushed for deeper engagement, greater political trust and an economic partnership with India at an event marking the fifth anniversary of Victory Day.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Monday, August 18, marking the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Kabul on August 15, 2021.
- Why
- Noor said closer India-Afghanistan ties would contribute to regional stability and connectivity, based on mutual respect and shared interests.
Key facts
- Event
- Fifth anniversary commemoration of Victory Day (Taliban's return to power in Kabul on August 15, 2021)
- Date
- Monday, August 18
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Main speaker
- Noor Ahmed Noor, Taliban charge d'affaires
- India's representatives
- Anand Prakash (Joint Secretary, PAI division) and Sneha Dubey (Director, PAI)
- Ambassadors present
- Bhutan, Iran, Eritrea, Jamaica, Niger, Palestine, Serbia
- Other diplomats present
- China, Russia, Qatar, Iraq, Oman, United Arab Emirates
- Taliban foreign policy
- 'Balanced engagement' and non-interference
Quotes
Noor Ahmed Noor
Taliban charge d’affaires in India
“It is based on “balanced engagement” and non‑interference”
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