Taliban Foreign Minister Departs for First Visit to India

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi departed for New Delhi on Wednesday, marking the first high-level visit to India since the group returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban foreign ministry, said in a post on X that Muttaqi will meet India’s foreign minister and other officials to discuss political, economic, and trade relations, as well as ways to strengthen regional ties.