Afghanistan crisis: Indian trade worth $1.5 billion stops abruptly as Afghans stare at bleak future
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Indian trade worth $1.5 billion stops abruptly as Afghans stare at bleak future

India Today  

As lakhs flee Afghanistan and the Indian government evacuates nationals as well as refugees, the future of India-Afghanistan trade, which is worth more than a billion dollars, hangs in the balance. $1.5 billion trade at stake Over the past 20 years, India's bilateral trade with Afghanistan has grown by leaps and bounds. $3 billion trade in 20 years Since 2001, when the United States ousted the Taliban, India’s trade with Afghanistan has been more than $3 billion for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. Pakistan has been denying India overland access for trade with Afghanistan and this highway provided an alternative route into the landlocked Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar port. Ongoing projects An agreement was signed between India and Afghanistan for the construction of the Shatoot Dam in Kabul district, which would provide safe drinking water to 2 million Afghans.

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A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained
1 day, 17 hours ago

A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained

India TV News  

The geopolitical equations in South Asia seem to be realigning in a way that India appears to benefit more than archrivals Pakistan. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's recent meeting with Afghan Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai has long-term ramifications. It was the first high-level meeting between both countries and a significant one, particularly when it …

Right T-word is terrorism, not tango, says India in comeback to Pak dy PM
1 week ago

Right T-word is terrorism, not tango, says India in comeback to Pak dy PM

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said Pakistan will have to tackle the issue of terrorism before the two sides can move forward in areas such as trade and commerce, even as it highlighted the fallout of Islamabad’s long-standing policy of using terror as an instrument of state policy. But it has to be both sides,” he said External affairs ministry …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan boys harvest potatoes at a field in Baharak district, Badakhshan Province, on Thursday. In mid-August, the Afghan caretaker government's acting minister for industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that more than $7 billion had been invested in Afghanistan over the past three years, of which $500 million was invested in the industry sector, Afghan media outlet Tolonews reported. Mullah …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan boys harvest potatoes at a field in Baharak district, Badakhshan Province, on Thursday. In mid-August, the Afghan caretaker government's acting minister for industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that more than $7 billion had been invested in Afghanistan over the past three years, of which $500 million was invested in the industry sector, Afghan media outlet Tolonews reported. Mullah …

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Three years since fall of Afghanistan: Why India is engaging with Taliban | ITG Exclusive

India Today  

It has been three years since the fall of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to Taliban forces. Over this period, the region has witnessed significant changes, including shifts in Afghanistan itself and alterations in India’s policies towards both the Taliban and Afghanistan. In an insightful discussion with India Today Global, Kabir Taneja, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, …

Abu Dhabi considers investment worth $50 billion in India
1 year, 2 months ago

Abu Dhabi considers investment worth $50 billion in India

Firstpost  

Over the past decade, the two nations have been working to strengthen their relationship and have set a goal to increase non-oil bilateral trade to $100 billion. Notably, Modi’s recent visit to Abu Dhabi marked his fifth trip to the Gulf nation since assuming office as the Prime Minister in 2014. Earlier this year, India and the UAE set a …

Afghan consulates counter embassy’s decision to shut down
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghan consulates counter embassy’s decision to shut down

The Hindu  

As Afghanistan’s last remaining diplomats in Delhi plan their exit, citing a resource crunch and lack of support from the Ministry of External Affairs, the move to shut down the Embassy could cast a long shadow on the future of about 25,000 Afghan refugees in India. However, the Afghan consulates in Mumbai and Hyderabad distanced themselves from the Delhi mission’s …

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's currency becomes world's best performer this quarter
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's currency becomes world's best performer this quarter

India Today  

Afghanistan's currency, the Afghani, has unexpectedly claimed the title of the world's best-performing currency during the September quarter, as reported by Bloomberg's data analysis. Afghanistan's isolation from the global financial system due to international sanctions is highlighted in a recent World Bank report. The United Nations estimates that Afghanistan requires approximately $3.2 billion in assistance for this year, yet only …

'World's Best Performing Currency': Afghanistan's currency surges amid unique circumstances
1 year, 3 months ago

'World's Best Performing Currency': Afghanistan's currency surges amid unique circumstances

Firstpost  

Currency controls, combined with cash inflows and remittances, have boosted the afghani by approximately 9% this quarter, surpassing the 3% gain of the Colombian peso. However, this rise in the afghani’s value hides the ongoing turmoil within Afghanistan, as the country remains largely isolated from the global financial system due to sanctions. Resource Investment Amid Financial Challenges Despite its financial …

In numbers: India-Canada trade and education relations
1 year, 3 months ago

In numbers: India-Canada trade and education relations

Al Jazeera  

As tensions rise between the two nations over the killing of a Sikh community leader, here is a breakdown of their trade and education ties. Here is a look at the relations between Canada and India: Population Canada’s population is about 37 million, of which nearly 1.4 million people are of Indian ethnic or cultural origin, making up about 3.7 …

India ditches Pakistan route, to send food supply to Afghanistan through Iran
1 year, 10 months ago

India ditches Pakistan route, to send food supply to Afghanistan through Iran

Live Mint  

India and five central Asian countries, on March 7, expressed their shared belief that Afghanistan should not be a base for terrorist activities. During the first meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan in New Delhi, the participants discussed regional threats of terrorism, extremism, radicalisation, and drug trafficking. The country representative of the World Food Programme in …

India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port
1 year, 10 months ago

India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. The joint statement said India announced the supply of 20,000 metric tonnes …

India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port
1 year, 10 months ago

India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port

News 18  

India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. In December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban’s decision to …

Will China’s latest investment in Afghanistan actually work?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will China’s latest investment in Afghanistan actually work?

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban-run Afghanistan saw its first significant foreign investment last month when a Chinese firm signed a 25-year-long, multimillion-dollar contract to extract oil. That exploration and production sharing deal was struck in 2011, under the previous Afghan government, between China’s state-owned CNPC and an Afghan company called Watan Group for the “Kashkari block”, one of the three blocks now part …

Pakistan begs, steals at the same time: Almost 60-70 mn dollars smuggled out to Afghanistan every month
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan begs, steals at the same time: Almost 60-70 mn dollars smuggled out to Afghanistan every month

Firstpost  

Islamabad: At a time when the international community has pledged to provide nearly USD 10 billion to help debt-ridden Pakistan rebuild from the catastrophic floods, a report prepared by the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has claimed that almost 60 to 70 million dollars was being smuggled from Islamabad to neighbouring Afghanistan on a monthly basis. The government of Pakistan, which is …

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?
2 years ago

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?

The Quint  

The inroads that ISIS-KP were making into Afghanistan, had alarmed Russia, and the Central Asian countries, which had many of their citizens flock to Syria and Iraq to join the terror group there, and with the ascendancy of Taliban 2.0 becoming imminent, they established ties with the UN-proscribed group much before the Doha Agreements. Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, Ashkhabad had all …

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role
2 years ago

At UNSC meet on Afghanistan, India delivers a sharp message on Pakistan role

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The days when Afghanistan was used by others as “strategic depth” are over and the world community must ensure that Afghan soil is not used by United Nations -designated terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed for planning terrorist acts, a top Indian diplomat has said. Sanjay Varma, secretary in the external affairs ministry Though Sanjay Varma, secretary …

In Kabul, India takes a soft step
2 years, 1 month ago

In Kabul, India takes a soft step

Hindustan Times  

When Kabul fell to the rampaging Taliban force last year, India faced a difficult choice. Still, in the aftermath of an earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this year, India quietly moved to establish a small diplomatic presence in the restive country while continuing to help its citizens with humanitarian efforts. As the report indicated, India’s presence in Afghanistan remains a sensitive …

Afghanistan open for Indian investment: Taliban
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan open for Indian investment: Taliban

The Hindu  

Afghanistan requires Indian investment, a representative of the Taliban told The Hindu on Sunday. Taliban’s Head of Political Office Suhail Shaheen said that a Taliban delegation met with the head of mission of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and invited its teams to help build and sustain infrastructure projects in the country. This is the message that the Afghan Minister …

India, the Taliban, and the Country In Between
2 years, 1 month ago

India, the Taliban, and the Country In Between

The Diplomat  

A year after their takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban’s system of governance remains marred with controversies spanning from violence against minorities to disregard for women’s rights. Moreover, given its geographical proximity, economic size, military capacity, and robust diplomatic network, India serves as a crucial and palpable component in the Taliban’s quest for internal and external legitimacy. Moreover, according to a …

Russia offers the Taliban administration in Afghanistan a 'discount' to average global commodity prices
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia offers the Taliban administration in Afghanistan a 'discount' to average global commodity prices

ABC  

The Taliban has signed a provisional deal for Russia to supply petrol, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, the group's Acting Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi says. Key points: Russia doesn't officially recognise the Taliban's government, but Moscow hosted some of its leaders before of the fall of Kabul Since the Taliban regained power, Afghanistan has been plunged …

Anand K. Sahay | Games Taliban play: Why India must engage in Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Games Taliban play: Why India must engage in Afghanistan

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawhiri in a CIA drone strike in Kabul, at an address evidently linked to Taliban interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, is very bad optics for the regime. India’s overture, besides emphasising our deep friendship with the Afghan people, may be seen as cautious pre-positioning for the day the US and others eventually settle down …

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals
2 years, 7 months ago

India in Afghanistan: Regaining ‘Influence’ Is Far From New Delhi’s Goals

The Quint  

Though the Afghan Foreign Ministry clearly sees the re-starting of projects as a priority, with Deputy Foreign Minister Stanekzai saying as much, the re-opening of the embassy will depend on the security that the Taliban can provide. Then there’s the reported statement from Mullah Yakub, son of Mullah Omar and who is a power to reckon with, that Kabul would …

US to Blame for Drugs Entering India, Says Taliban Govt Foreign Minister Muttaqi - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

US to Blame for Drugs Entering India, Says Taliban Govt Foreign Minister Muttaqi - News18

News 18  

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will pay special attention to the safety and security of the Indian Embassy and Consulates, the Taliban government’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has told News18 in a global exclusive interview. Thanking India for extending humanitarian aid, he hoped New Delhi would resume stalled developmental projects in Afghanistan and initiate the import-export of fruits and …

India sends first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan
2 years, 10 months ago

India sends first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan

India Today  

India on Tuesday sent the first shipment of 2,500 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistani land route, over four months after announcing the humanitarian aid for the Afghan people. India had sent a proposal to Islamabad on October 7 seeking a transit facility to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to the people of Afghanistan via Pakistani soil. "The shipment …

India\'s wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Pakistani soil to begin in early February
2 years, 11 months ago

India\'s wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Pakistani soil to begin in early February

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: India's wheat shipment to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian aid to the trouble-torn country through the Pakistani soil is expected to start early next month as New Delhi and Islamabad have finally agreed on the modalities after months of discussions, a media report said on Saturday. Pakistan last year allowed India to send 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat …

Why we must be prepared for a more chaotic and violent world as narco industry booms in Afghanistan
3 years ago

Why we must be prepared for a more chaotic and violent world as narco industry booms in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The Taliban are unabashedly trying to expand their drug income since their ‘takeover’ in mid-August. Interestingly, this year’s opium harvest in Afghanistan, completed in July, marked the fifth year in a row with production at the historic high of more than 6,000 tonnes, potentially yielding up to 320 tonnes of pure heroin to be trafficked to markets around the world. …

Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens
3 years ago

Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens

Associated Press  

HERAT, Afghanistan — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the population already doesn’t have enough to eat. Afghanistan was also slated to access about $450 million on Aug. 23 from the International Monetary Fund, but the IMF blocked the release because of a …

Afghanistan’s tumbling currency compounds economic crisis
3 years ago

Afghanistan’s tumbling currency compounds economic crisis

Al Jazeera  

The international community froze billions of dollars worth of Afghan assets abroad and stopped all international funding to the country after the Taliban takeover. Afghanistan’s economy was already troubled when the international community froze billions of dollars worth of Afghanistan’s assets abroad and stopped all international funding to the country after the Taliban seized power in mid-August amid a chaotic …

Value of Afghanistan's currency climbs against dollar
3 years ago

Value of Afghanistan's currency climbs against dollar

India TV News  

Highlights The US dollar has depreciated against the afghani, Afghanistan's national currency. Value of $1 has dropped from 130 afghani to 102 afghani following a joint meeting of govt officials. The US dollar has depreciated against the afghani, Afghanistan's national currency, from 130 afghani days ago to 95 afghani on Thursday, reports said. Officials of Sara-i-Shahzada, the largest money changers …

Pakistan allows humanitarian assistance offered by India to Afghanistan to pass through its territory
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan allows humanitarian assistance offered by India to Afghanistan to pass through its territory

India TV News  

Pakistan on Monday allowed the 50,000 MT of wheat offered by India to Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance to go through Pakistan "as soon as modalities are finalized with the Indian side". Last month, India announced 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance and requested Pakistan to ship the food grain via the Wagah border. Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign …

Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik
3 years, 1 month ago

Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik

The Hindu  

While the return of the Taliban to Kabul may have ended the internecine warfare within Afghanistan, the geopolitical contestation to own the spoils of Taliban’s victory has just begun. What is worse, India’s advances to court the Taliban and attempts to evolve a regional consensus on Afghanistan might deteriorate India-Pakistan relations and pose challenges for India in Kashmir. These instances …

EXPLAINED: Why India's Bid To Send 50K Tonnes Of Wheat To Afghanistan Has Hit A Pakistan Hurdle
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: Why India's Bid To Send 50K Tonnes Of Wheat To Afghanistan Has Hit A Pakistan Hurdle

News 18  

Afghanistan is facing one of the worst food crises anywhere in the world with millions on the brink of starvation. In response to calls for immediate and urgen help, India came forward in early October to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan, seeking Pakistan’s permission to dispatch the consignment using the land route via the Wagah-Attari border near Amritsar …

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet
3 years, 2 months ago

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

The Hindu  

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the conflict-stricken nation has been dealing not only with political turmoil but also a severe economic crisis and increasing poverty. Some 8.7 million people are "one step away from starvation," Mary-Ellen McGroarty, head of the World Food Program in Afghanistan said in October. "Afghanistan's economic growth was slow up to August …

India Requests Pakistan to Let Trucks Take Its Wheat to Afghanistan, Neighbour Mulls Logistics
3 years, 2 months ago

India Requests Pakistan to Let Trucks Take Its Wheat to Afghanistan, Neighbour Mulls Logistics

News 18  

In an effort to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan who are facing an uncertain future amid the Taliban’s takeover, India reached out to Pakistan last month for sending foodgrains to the country via the land route. The Indian government sent a note verbale to Pakistan for allowing movement of trucks carrying 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to …

Taliban bans the use of foreign currency across Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban bans the use of foreign currency across Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban says those who continue to trade using foreign currency will face legal action. The Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan, a move certain to cause further disruption to an economy pushed to the brink of collapse by the abrupt withdrawal of international support in the wake of the group’s takeover …

'India is Concerned About Situation in Afghanistan': Top Pentagon Tells US Lawmakers
3 years, 2 months ago

'India is Concerned About Situation in Afghanistan': Top Pentagon Tells US Lawmakers

News 18  

India is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told US lawmakers here. "They want to work with us on those issues, sharing intelligence, cooperating where we can," he said, adding that there is a tremendous convergence between US and Indian national interests right now "It provides a lot of opportunity for us to cooperate …

Top strategic expert decodes what Taliban takeover in Afghanistan means for India, other stakeholders
3 years, 2 months ago

Top strategic expert decodes what Taliban takeover in Afghanistan means for India, other stakeholders

Firstpost  

Professor Harsh V Pant says global jihadist networks are celebrating Taliban victory and they are very likely to attack countries like India While the world is watching the developments in Afghanistan with bated breath ever since the Taliban takeover on 15 August, it’s time to step back and examine the larger picture. From the time of Obama’s presidency and finally …

Pakistan’s FM says country will boost trade with Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan’s FM says country will boost trade with Afghanistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said his country will keep its border with Afghanistan open around the clock to support bilateral trade and the new Taliban-led government. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the announcement after returning from a daylong visit to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, where he met with Taliban leaders. Qureshi said Pakistan will provide humanitarian …

India, US call on Taliban to adhere to commitments, say Afghan soil mustn't be used to attack any country
3 years, 3 months ago

India, US call on Taliban to adhere to commitments, say Afghan soil mustn't be used to attack any country

India Today  

India and the US have called on the Taliban to adhere to its commitments and respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children and minority groups, and asked the new rulers in Kabul to make sure that the war-torn country’s territory is never again used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists. The …

Threat of rising poverty in Afghanistan could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability: EAM
3 years, 3 months ago

Threat of rising poverty in Afghanistan could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability: EAM

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during a United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan on Monday, said that India is monitoring developments with understandable concern, adding that the war-torn country is passing through a critical and challenging phase. He added that the UNDP recently assessed that there is an imminent threat of poverty levels rising from 72% …

The uncertain future of India’s economic relationship with Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

The uncertain future of India’s economic relationship with Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

The forceful capture of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban has halted all reconstruction and development works undertaken by India in the country for almost two decades. EAM S Jaishankar, in March, said India’s “long-term commitment towards a peaceful, sovereign, stable and inclusive Afghanistan where the rights of all sections of the society are protected within a democratic constitutional framework”. …

We want to maintain Afghanistan's trade, political ties with India: Taliban leader
3 years, 4 months ago

We want to maintain Afghanistan's trade, political ties with India: Taliban leader

India Today  

The Taliban want to maintain Afghanistan's trade, economic and political relations with India, senior leader of the outfit Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has said while describing it as an important country in the region. In a video address in Pashto, Stanekzai said consultations with various groups and political parties are going on to form a government in Kabul that will …

Taliban Seek Foreign Aid to 'Rebuild Nation' After 'War', Have Special Message for India - News18
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban Seek Foreign Aid to 'Rebuild Nation' After 'War', Have Special Message for India - News18

News 18  

A week after they violently fought their way to power in Afghanistan overthrowing the Ashraf Ghani-led government, the Taliban are still putting out fires breaking out across the war-torn nation as a result of redolent fears of their oppressive rule. For the Taliban, who will assume power in Afghanistan for the second time after being driven out by the US …

40 years of ups and downs in India's Afghan policy
3 years, 4 months ago

40 years of ups and downs in India's Afghan policy

India Today  

Afghanistan as an item on India's foreign policy balance sheet has turned out to be a loss-making proposition more times than one. India supported Najibullah but relations with Afghanistan worsened as Islamist forces took charge in Kabul; President Najibullah was shot, castrated and his body was left hanging from a lamp post. India maintained an airbase at Farkhor, Tajikistan, very …

Weapons and military equipment left by US in Afghanistan may be sent to Pakistan, to be used against India: Reports
3 years, 4 months ago

Weapons and military equipment left by US in Afghanistan may be sent to Pakistan, to be used against India: Reports

Op India  

After a hasty and badly handled withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan, the country has fallen into chaos as ISI-backed Taliban have taken over most provinces, including the capital Kabul. As NATO forces withdraw from the war-torn country and US soldiers leave, a large number of arms, ammunition, and military equipment left by them are now under the control …

Investors’ dilemma: Abandon billions or work with Taliban?
3 years, 4 months ago

Investors’ dilemma: Abandon billions or work with Taliban?

Al Jazeera  

If investors walk away, Afghanistan faces economic collapse without the billions of dollars it gets in aid money. For foreign aid agencies the situation presents “a paradox,” said Robert Crews, a Stanford University history professor and author of the 2015 book, Afghan Modern: The History of a Global Nation. “But if everybody goes home, will the state collapse?” Afghanistan’s government …

How Afghanistan changed economically, and socially, after US invasion
3 years, 4 months ago

How Afghanistan changed economically, and socially, after US invasion

India Today  

In modern times, Afghanistan is synonymous with conflict, instability, crippling poverty, and opium production. According to IMF estimates in June, Afghanistan's GDP was on course to grow by 2.7 per cent this year. The country received remittances worth $789 million last year, which accounted for four per cent of its GDP, according to the World Bank. Data show Afghanistan's gross …

Afghanistan going through difficult time, international support will end miseries: Envoy to India
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan going through difficult time, international support will end miseries: Envoy to India

India TV News  

Asserting that the "suffering" of Afghanistan is man-made, the war-torn nation's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Sunday said his country is going through a difficult time, and only good leadership, compassionate attitude, and international support to the Afghan people would bring an end to "miseries". Mamundzay also appreciated the words of sympathy and support messages from all "Indian friends" …

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