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Taliban Government Requests India To Resume Flights
DGCA Chief Arun Kumar informed the media about a letter from Afghanistan's Taliban government requesting India to resume normal flights to and from India. The Civil Aviation Ministry is yet to take a decision on this policy. The official letter was addressed by the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. The flights between the two countries was stopped immediately after the Afghanistani Air Space was declared 'uncontrolled on August 16.
Tags: India-Afghanistan Relations, Civil Aviation Ministry, Taliban-Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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India Important For Afghanistan, Want To Maintain Ties: Taliban Deputy Head
Taliban senior leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai via a video address in Qatar said that the outfit wants to maintain trade relations between India and Afghanistan as India is a very important region. "We attach great importance to our trade, economic and political relations with India and want to maintain that relation," Stanekzai said. He described that consultations are going on in the Taliban leadership to form an "inclusive government… read-more
Tags: India-Afghanistan Relations, Trade and Economy, Taliban, Afghanistan government
Courtesy: India Today
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Taliban Warns India Against Military Presence In Afghanistan
While acknowledging India's endeavor in development activities in Afghanistan, the Taliban has warned India against taking up any military roles in Afghanistan to tackle the Taliban saying "it will not be good for them". India has helped Afghanistan in various development projects such as the construction of the Salma Dam, roads, and schools. Reportedly, no harm will be to the Indian diplomats, Hindus, and Sikhs living in Afghanistan.
Tags: Taliban, India-Afghanistan Relations, Military Role, Terrorism
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Afghanistan Unrest: 50 Indian Nationals Returns As Taliban Advances
India escorted 50 of its nationals from war-torn Afghanistan amid ongoing unrest as the Taliban advances to cities. A special flight from Mazar in Afghanistan arrived Delhi on the morning of August 11. Mazar-i-Sharif is the capital of northern Balkh province and a pivotal region for Afghanistan. While several Indian diplomats returned from Kandahar, there are still at least 1500 Indians working in Afghanistan.
Tags: Taliban, Indian Nationals, India-Afghanistan Relations, Terror Activism
Courtesy: WION
