This will be the first visit by the interim Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Pakistan since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on 15 August.
Pakistan wants Taliban regime to be represented at the talks, with its NSA Moeed Yusuf saying Tuesday that this is for the sake of ordinary Afghan citizens.
PM Modi said any form of intimidation or threat that would emerge out of Afghanistan is something that the international community would have to watch out very carefully for.
Both sides have called for concerted action against all terror groups, including those proscribed by UNSC such as al-Qaida, ISIS/Daesh, LeT, and JeM, India-US joint statement said.
The assistance will be provided to independent international, non-governmental humanitarian organisations, including UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM and WHO following monitoring, Blinken said.
A media report claimed Saturday that the US was close to formalising an agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct military & intelligence operations in Afghanistan.
Human Rights Watch says the Taliban forced hundreds of Hazara families to leave their homes and farms from the southern Helmand province & northern Balkh province in October.
The Financial Action Task Force says Pakistan has to ‘demonstrate’ it has taken action and effectively prosecuted UN-designated terrorists such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Imposition of formal rights and digital compliance mechanisms introduces new expectations for both employers and workers. This transition will require sustained awareness efforts.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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