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India upgrades its Kabul mission to a full embassy, marking closer engagement with the Taliban government.
Jaishankar announces aid, ambulances, medical equipment, vaccines, and housing support for Afghanistan.
India expands trade, education, visas, and sports cooperation with Afghanistan.
India will upgrade its current “technical mission” in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy, marking a significant step in normalising diplomatic ties with the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced Friday during his first in-person meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. According to Indian Express, the development comes four years after India closed its embassy following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
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