New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Lakhs of Afghan migrants are returning home in a sudden surge in recent times, putting pressure on the Taliban authorities, who are desperately seeking global support, facing international sanctions.

Latest reports from Kabul suggest over 1.5 million people returned to the country in about 10 months, even as local media reflected optimism for enhanced economic cooperation and coordination with its Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, currently in New Delhi.

“(India’s Foreign) Minister Jaishankar emphasised that India supports the progress and prosperity of the Afghan people,” reported Afghanistan’s Tolo News.

It also quoted Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce spokesperson Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, saying, “The meeting also covered

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