In a historic first, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is set to visit India. The UN Security Council has allowed him to travel to New Delhi from October 9 to 16.

The approval of the UNSC committee, currently chaired by non-permanent member Pakistan, was granted September 30, and it was made official Thursday. Since Muttaqi is on the list of sanctioned individuals — applicable to Taliban leaders — under the UNSC Resolution 1988 (2011), he needs the approval.

This is the first time that a Taliban Foreign Minister is travelling to New Delhi . There is no official word yet from the Ministry of External Affairs on his visit. The visit was being planned in September, but the UNSC committee did not grant him approval earlier.

While India is still to grant offici

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