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IEA supports stronger ties as India explores visit by Afghan foreign minister
Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Qatar, told the Times of India that both countries need to strengthen relations.
The Islamic Emirate has expressed support for upgrading engagement with India, as New Delhi considers hosting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi despite a United Nations Security Council travel ban that restricts his movement.
Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Qatar, told the Times of India that both countries need to strengthen relations. “For that, high-level visits at the foreign ministers’ level is a need. It will pave the way for exploring various fields of cooperation including trade between the two countries,” he said.
Shaheen has also urged the UN to hand Afghanistan’s seat to the Islamic Emirate.
India is expected to approach the Security Council to request a waiver for Muttaqi’s travel if dates for his visit are confirmed. Afghan media reports suggested last month that a planned visit was canceled after the waiver was denied.
However, discussions for a trip in late August did take place, though the plan did not materialize.
Ties between India and the Islamic Emirate have steadily improved in recent years, with Kabul acknowledging India’s humanitarian support.
New Delhi last week sent additional relief supplies after the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on the night of August 31. Indian officials have said they are reassured by security guarantees from the Islamic Emirate, including assurances that Afghan territory will not be used by Pakistan-based groups for activities against India.
Engagement has already expanded, with India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri meeting Muttaqi in Dubai earlier this year and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar holding two rounds of talks with him.
A visit by Muttaqi to India would mark the first such high-level visit since the Islamic Emirate took power in 2021.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that security risks in Central Asia and developments in Afghanistan are among the primary concerns for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The CSTO is a regional military alliance that includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Speaking in Moscow during a meeting with CSTO Secretary-General Taalatbek Masadykov, Lavrov described the region’s security challenges as “central” to the organization’s agenda.
“The problems that are currently among the central ones for the CSTO are new challenges and threats. I am referring to the situation in the Central Asian region of collective security, as well as everything related to what is happening in Afghanistan,” he said.
He praised Masadykov as “one of the leading experts” on Central Asian security, noting that his experience could enhance coordination and increase the effectiveness of allied actions.
Similar to NATO, the CSTO considers an attack on one member state as an attack on all.
Countries in the region have always expressed concern about security threats from Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate, however, has dismissed these concerns and assured that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against another country.
The Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan has announced that the leader of the Islamic Emirate has approved the establishment of a faculty dedicated to “Prophetic Medicine.”
According to the ministry, this new faculty will play a vital role in advancing medical sciences and training skilled healthcare professionals across the country.
Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, Noorullah Noori, has announced that the long-delayed demarcation and renovation of border markers along the Afghanistan–Iran frontier will officially begin in the near future.
According to a statement from the ministry, Noori made the remarks during a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, Ali-Reza Bikdeli.
He assured the Iranian side that the Islamic Emirate is fully committed to accelerating the process and resolving any challenges that may arise during implementation.
In a separate statement, the Iranian Embassy in Kabul said Bikdeli underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation on border issues, describing it as a key factor in strengthening and expanding overall relations between the two countries.
Officials from both sides agreed nearly three months ago to resume the border-marker renovation project, which had remained stalled for the past seven years.
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