During his meeting with Afghan Taliban’s Commerce and Industry Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reiterated India’s support for the development and welfare of the people of Afghanistan.

"Discussed ways to strengthen our trade, connectivity and people to people ties. Reiterated India’s support for the development and welfare of the people of Afghanistan," Jaishankar said in a post on X.

Azizi is on his five-day visit to India during which he met his Indian counterpart, other officials and business community.

Top intelligence sources told News18 that the Minister is likely to urge the Indian Government for full scale cooperation to establish an air brigade for trade.

“After closure of transit trade with Pakistan, the Afghan Taliban regime

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