New Delhi, Oct10: Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, marking the first visit by a senior Taliban leader to India since the group took power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

Muttaqi, who was granted a temporary exemption from UN sanctions to travel, will hold discussions with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval during his stay, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed. The talks are expected to focus on bilateral relations, regional security, trade, and economic cooperation.

“Warm welcome to Afghan Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on his arrival in New Delhi,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a social media post, sharing a photograph of the Taliban leader being receive

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