India said on Thursday that its “technical mission” in Kabul will transition into an embassy in the “next few days”.

Last week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had told the Taliban-led Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, that it will open the new embassy.

When asked about the upgrade of the Indian Mission in Kabul, the Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said, “Our technical mission has been operational in Kabul since June 2022. Its transition to an Embassy will happen in the next few days.”

On the Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, he said that India remains fully committed to the latter’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.

“We are closely monitoring the situation. Three things are clear – one, that Pakistan hosts t

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