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India reiterates support for Afghan peace talks

KABUL (HPC) secretary and president’s special envoy for peace, Mohammad Omar Daudzai has met with India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi. Daudzai and Swaraj discussed India’s role in regional peace consensus, progress…

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India provides 2 MI-24 helicopters to Afghanistan

KABUL, according to a statement from the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan  Vinay Kumar handed over the first pair of MI-24 attack helicopters to Minister of National Defence Afghanistan, Asadullah Khalid during a ceremrony on…

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India keeps wary eye on US-Taliban negotiations

KABUL. India’s concerns essentially flow from Pakistan-aided militant outfits such as Jaish-i-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT), which are allegedly fight alongside Afghan Taliban. During the August siege of Ghazni City, The Hindustan Times reported, JeM and LeT rebels fought in…

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India, China to help efforts for peace in Afghanistan

KABUL. The agreement came on Friday when Chinese Special Envoy Ambassador Deng Xijun visited New Delhi, where met top Indian officials. As the US and Taliban claimed progress in the latest round of talks in Doha, India and China vowed…

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Afghan gains must be saved, agree US & India

KABUL. The agreement came in meetings in Delhi on Monday and Tuesday between US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad and his Indian interlocutors. Khalilzad met Indian officials, including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vijay…

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Kabul to receive 4 helicopters from Delhi by July

KABUL may receive four gunship helicopters from India by July, an Indian newspaper reported on Tuesday. The delivery, expected in four months from now, would be almost a year behind schedule, The Hindustan Times quoted unnamed sources as saying. In…

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1st Afghan shipment heads to India via Chabahar

Afghanistan is set to send its first shipment of goods to India through the Chabahar Port in Iran today (Sunday) in presence of President Ashraf Ghani. The shipment will leave for Chabahar from Zaranj, the capital of northwestern…

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India, Iran warn Pakistan of response to suicide attacks

KABUL of ‘a strong response’ to a suicide attack in the disputed Kashmir valley, Tehran also accused Islamabad on Saturday of involvement in a suicide attack on the Revolutionary Guards. The Wednesday bombing involving a suicide attacker killed at least…

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India, Afghanistan ink MoUs for social-economic, infrastructure uplift

KABUL have further cemented the close cooperation in the field of development partnership by signing 11 Memorandum o Understanding (MoUs) for people-centric projects, according to a statement on Monday. These projects come under the ambit of community based Small Development…

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India renews support for democratic, peaceful Afghanistan

KABUL in their efforts to build a united, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, stable, prosperous and inclusive nation. Addressing the India-Central Asia Dialogue in Samarkand, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India and Central Asian countries had sustained and enriching contacts with…

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US, India vow to ramp up cooperation in Afghanistan

KABUL, President Donald Trump’s office said on Monday.   Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the agreement during a telephone call, a statement from the White House said. "The leaders agreed to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership in 2019…

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India to provide AAF 4 attack helicopters by July: NSA

India will provide the Afghan Air Force (AAF) four more attack helicopters this year, claims a top security official. In an interview with SNI news agency, National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said two of the choppers would be delivered…

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Iran, India to discuss operationalisation of Chabahar port

KABUL and making the Chabahar port functional, says a media report. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to India from January 7 to 9 for talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, an Indian newspaper…

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Afghan NSA in New Delhi amid peace push

National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital, on a three-day official visit for talks on bilateral cooperation, an official said on Thursday. National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Tariq Aryun told Pajhwok Afghan…

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US president laughs at Indian-funded library in Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday laughed at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use. “I get along very well with Prime Minister Modi. But he is constantly…

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India closely monitoring Afghan peace process development

KABUL regarding the peace initiatives and does not find any reason to be concerned by changes in US policy on Afghanistan, a media report said on Saturday.   Sources have told WION that the "basis of US South Asia policy was…

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US envoy to brief Indian leaders on talks with Taliban

KABUL and the future of Delhi-Washington partnership. After a swing trough tenregion, including Abu Dhabi, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad would visit India in early January, Indian media reported on Monday. India has not been satisfied with US efforts for…

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India to let Afghans attend ambitious edu courses

The government of India will facilitate Afghan students and faculty of educational institutions to register for an ambitious programme called SWAYAM courses. On Monday, the Indian cabinet approved agreements with Afghanistan, allowing students from that country to use…

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India should help end Afghan war: Pakistan FM

Regional countries, including India, need to play their role facilitating a negotiated end to the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan’s foreign minister says. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, said…

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Peace in Afghanistan tied to cessation of violence: India

Sticking to its stance, India has reaffirmed its support for an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process. “We support a peace process that promotes and protects unity, sovereignty, democracy, inclusiveness and prosperity of Afghanistan,” Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir…

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Afghanistan taste 74-run defeat at India’s hands

KABUL tasted a 74-run defeat in their opening match of the 3rd ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Sri Lanka on Friday.  Afghanistan won the toss and asked the rivals to bat in the match played at the Colombo Cricket…

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India, Iran and Afghanistan hold first trilateral meet on Chabahar

KABUL and Iran on Tuesday held their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project during which they reviewed its implementation, a media report said on Wednesday. According to Economic Times, the meeting assumes significance as the strategically-located port on the…

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India, China launch joint plan to train Afghan diplomats

Putting aside their differences, Beijing and New Delhi have launched a joint programme for training Afghan diplomats, the Press Trust of India reports. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had reached an understanding on…

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India seeks accelerated investment in Chabahar port

KABUL will hold a trilateral meeting in Chabahar on October 23-24 to discuss all-out cooperation, says an Indian diplomat. “We are currently waiting for Afghanistan’s response on its presence in the meeting,” Indian Ambassador to Iran Saurabh Kumar said on…

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