In separate statements, they urged Kabul and Islamabad to exercise restraint and resolve their issues through dialogue. The statements also expressed support for all regional and international efforts aimed at establishing peace and stability.
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has invited India to invest in the country's minerals and requested New Delhi to help facilitate trade through the opening of the Wagah border, calling it the "fastest trade route" between the two countries.
He further blamed Pakistan for provoking Afghan forces to launch a retaliatory attack on Saturday night, stating that the Pakistan Air Force had conducted airstrikes inside Afghan territory.
On the absence of women journalists in Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference, Congress leader Shama Mohamed told ANI, "We should not have invited the foreign minister of a country called Afghanistan, which is run by men who are against women. They don't allow w
Congress leader Rashid Alvi slammed the Centre over the absence of women journalists in a press conference held by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowed down to the Afghan Minister.
Karnataka Minister HK Patil condemned the absence of women journalists at Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference, calling it a "violation of human rights."
Muttaqi is on a week-long visit to India, from October 9 to 16. This is the first high-level delegation from Kabul to India since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
"It is very unfortunate. Everyone knows what kind of Taliban mindset it is. Atrocities are being committed against women in Afghanistan. I had said yesterday as well that whenever our Foreign Minister meets them, he should raise the issue of what is happening to the women there... What ha
The reaction came after India and Afghanistan issued a joint statement on October 10, following discussions between External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Muttaqi on a range of bilateral and regional issues.