Afghanistan gets 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from India
India has provided 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Afghanistan in aid to vaccinate about 250,000 people, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday.
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‘Afghanistan, India discuss joint anti-terror efforts’
Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Kumar Doval on Wednesday arrived in Kabul and discussed joint counterterrorism efforts and the Afghan peace process with Afghan officials. A statement from Afghanistan National Security Council said Doval met with his…
Why India chose silence on accepting Afghan envoys?
Afghanistan has no envoy in India since two and a half years as New Delhi has chosen silence to approve or reject the credentials of an Afghan envoy introduced to the country 16 months ago. Turkey, Tajikistan, Holland…
India renews call for ceasefire in Afghanistan
India has committed investment in 150 projects worth $80 million in Afghanistan, a media report says. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar made the announcement while addressing the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan on Wednesday. New Delhi has signed…
India to UNSC: Speak clearly against terror safe havens
India says peace process and violence cannot go hand in hand in Afghanistan and called for immediate comprehensive ceasefire. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador TS Tirumurti said on Friday for durable peace in Afghanistan “we…
India hits back at Pakistan over terror allegations
KABUL soil, calling it ‘a futile anti-India propaganda exercise.” “We have seen media reports on a press conference by the Pakistani establishment. This is yet another futile anti-India propaganda exercise. The so called claims of ‘proof’ against India enjoy no…
India vows full support for Afghan peace bid
KABUL affairs minister at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Chairman Dr Abdullah Abdullah tweeted: “We exchanged views on the Afghan peace process.” Bilateral relations and regional support for the Afghan peace efforts also…
US backs India’s role in Afghan reconciliation
A top US diplomat has sought India’s support for making the ongoing Afghan peace negotiations a success. US Special Representative on Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign…
India seeks respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty
The Indian foreign minister on Saturday said this civilisational relationship between Kabul and New Delhi would continue to grow. In his virtual address to the opening ceremony for the historic intra-Afghan talks in Doha, S. Jaishankar stressed the…
Pact signed to start limited flights between Afghanistan, India
KABUL and India under an agreement the two countries signed on Wednesday. The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in a statement said flights would resume between the two countries despite high number of people infected with coronavirus in India. Under…
Singh abduction: Delhi says in touch with Kabul
KABUL, by terrorists. In response to a media query regarding abduction of Sikh leader, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "We strongly condemn the abduction of Mr. Nedan Singh. Targeting and persecution of the minority community by terrorists at…
20 Indian soldiers killed in border clash with China
At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese forces on their disputed border in Ladakh. Media reports say the Indians recently started construction work, which was prevented by the Chines forces. The…
No talks with India before intra-Afghan dialogue: Taliban
The Taliban see no possibility of negotiations with India before the beginning of intra-Afghan talks, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Monday. Like the United States, Russia recently urged India to speak to the Taliban on the future government…
Taliban question India’s role in Afghanistan
KABUL have blamed India for playing a “negative” role by supporting the government in Kabul, not the Afghan nation. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, said in an interview on Saturday they would…
Taliban welcome India’s aid to Afghanistan
KABUL. “Based on our national interest and mutual respect, we would like to have positive relations with neighbouring countries including India,” the spokesman for Taliban’s Qatar office said. Suhail Shaheen told DNA India the insurgent movement welcomed New Delhi’s contribution…
Kabul, Delhi together in war on pandemic: Modi
KABUL as a special friend, says the two countries stood together in the war on terrorism. In a tweet on Monday, the Indian leader said the neighbours would also jointly combat the coronavirus spread. Modi’s comments came in response to…
India to use SAARC fund to send tablets to Afghanistan
KABUL, a media report said on Thursday. India would be transferring half a million tablets to Afghanistan, using the fund, which was created with an initial corpus of $10 million from New Delhi, Oneindia.com reported. The tablets would reach Afghanistan…
India to provide 13 countries with COVID-19 tablets
KABUL and a dozen other countries, says a media report. Brazil and Canada are expected to get 50 lakh tablets of Hydroxychloroquine in the second consignment. In the first, Brazil will receive 0.53 MT API. Bangladesh will get 20 lakh…
India to provide 13 countries with COVID-19 tablets
KABUL and a dozen other countries, says a media report. Brazil and Canada are expected to get 50 lakh tablets of Hydroxychloroquine in the second consignment. In the first, Brazil will receive 0.53 MT API. Bangladesh will get 20 lakh…
India to export 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan
KABUL and 40,000 tonnes to Lebanon. Narendra Singh Tomar, the Indian minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, tweeted that the exports were part of diplomatic deals. Expected to produce a record 106.21 million tonnes of wheat this year, India’s yield…
Jaishankar greets Atmar on appointment as FM
KABUL affairs minister on Sunday congratulated his newly appointed Afghan counterpart Mohammad Hanif Atmar, S Jaishankar tweeted he looked forward to working closely with Atmar to further cement cooperative relations between Afghanistan and India. "Heartiest congratulations to my friend @MHaneefAtmar…
India NIA begins probing Kabul Gurudwara attack
The India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case in the Kabul Gurudwara terror attack, a statement said on Wednesday. This is the first case of its kind which NIA has registered as the recent amendments…
India agree evacuation of stranded Afghans
Permission for more flights to bring back stranded Afghans from Indian has been sought, Afghan embassy in New Delhi said on Wednesday. Tariq Qaderi, Afghan deputy ambassador to India, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Foreign Ministry and…
Modi briefed on Kabul steps to deal with virus
KABUL on issues of food security and operation of cargo flights via the air corridor. India would cooperate with the Afghan government on medical supplies and safety and security of Indian diaspora in Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of External Affairs…
