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A high-level meeting between Indian officials and Taliban representatives took place in Dubai to discuss strengthening ties across various sectors including humanitarian aid, trade, regional security, and cultural exchange.

India and Afghan Taliban government hold crucial talks in Dubai

A high-level meeting between Indian officials and Taliban representatives took place in Dubai to discuss strengthening ties across various sectors including humanitarian aid, trade, regional security, and cultural exchange.

A high-level meeting between senior Indian officials and the Afghan Taliban leadership took place in Dubai on Wednesday. Representing India was Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, while Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, represented Afghanistan.
This meeting is seen as a significant step in reviving and fostering bilateral ties, which have remained largely dormant since the Taliban&rsquo;s return to power in 2021. Despite limited engagement, New Delhi has continued providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. 
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Foreign Secy <a href="https://twitter.com/VikramMisri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VikramMisri</a> met Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai today. Both sides discussed 🇮🇳's ongoing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, bilateral issues and security situation in the region. India reiterated its commitment to&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/a3UyuIqkAG">pic.twitter.com/a3UyuIqkAG</a>
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The primary agenda of the Dubai meeting was to enhance cooperation across various sectors, including humanitarian aid, developmental assistance, trade, commerce, sports, cultural exchanges, regional security, and critical infrastructure projects. One focal point of the discussions was the Chabahar Port in Iran, which serves as a strategic supply route for goods to Afghanistan. While India and Afghanistan share a land border, it has remained inaccessible due to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 
Commitments and Support During the meeting, India pledged further humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, with priority placed on healthcare, medicine supply, and refugee rehabilitation. Over recent years, New Delhi has provided significant aid, including 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat, 300 tonnes of medicines, earthquake relief aid, vaccines, hygiene kits, and other essential supplies.
The Afghan foreign minister expressed gratitude for India&rsquo;s continued support and engagement with the Afghan people. India's Foreign Ministry reaffirmed its readiness to address the urgent developmental needs of Afghanistan. "In view of the current need for development activities, it was decided that India would consider engaging in development projects in the near future," a statement from the ministry confirmed. 
Regional Security and Strategic Projects Kabul assured India of its sensitivity to regional security concerns, emphasizing full cooperation on this front. A joint statement highlighted the agreement to further utilize Chabahar Port to support trade, commercial activities, and humanitarian aid delivery.
Foreign Secretary Misri also underscored India&rsquo;s deep-rooted cultural and historical ties with Afghanistan. "The foreign secretary underlined India's historic friendship with the Afghan people and the strong people-to-people contacts between the two countries," noted the ministry.
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Strengthening Sporting Ties Sports, particularly cricket&mdash;a shared passion in both nations&mdash;was also discussed during the talks. Both sides agreed to explore ways to strengthen their sporting connections. 
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Regional Tensions and Pakistan&rsquo;s Airstrikes The Dubai meeting followed India&rsquo;s strong condemnation of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier this week. On December 24, Pakistani airstrikes in Barmal district, Paktika province, killed 46 people, including women and children. This marked the second such strike in 2024, with a similar attack in March claiming eight lives, including children.
In response to the airstrikes, India issued a sharp statement: &ldquo;We unequivocally condemn any attack on innocent civilians. It is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbors for its own internal failures,&rdquo; said the foreign ministry.
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 Historical Context The Taliban, a predominantly Pashtun group, refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Initially forming a government in 1996, the Taliban was ousted in 2001 by the US-led coalition following the 9/11 attacks. However, in 2021, the group regained power after the abrupt withdrawal of US forces, establishing itself as the governing authority in Afghanistan.
This meeting in Dubai marks a key effort by India and Afghanistan to navigate complex geopolitical challenges while strengthening mutual cooperation in the region.

Cricket Australia withdrew from the ODI series in March, citing Taliban's restrictions on the freedom of women & girls in Afghanistan.

Australia pull out of cricket series against Afghanistan in March

Australia have pulled out of the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE. Check out what happened.


Australia withdraw from cricket series against Afghanistan in March

Cricket Australia withdrew from the ODI series in March, citing Taliban's restrictions on the freedom of women &amp; girls in Afghanistan.

Australia have withdrawn from the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan in March.
The decision comes in the wake of the Taliban's growing restrictions on the freedom of women &amp; girls in Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia confirmed they took the decision to pull out of the series in the UAE after extensive consultation with the Australian Government.
CA said they are committed to growing the game for women and men around the world, including Afghanistan, and that they cannot proceed with the series that's part of the ODI Super League due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women&rsquo;s and girls&rsquo; education and employment opportunities.
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Taliban official says 9 men lashed in public in Afghanistan

Haji Zaid, a spokesman for the governor's office in southern Kandahar province, said in a tweet that the lashings took place at the sports stadium

Nine men were lashed in public in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as punishment for different crimes under the country's new rulers, a Taliban-appointed official said.
The lashings were the latest example of harsh policies imposed by the Taliban since they seized power in the country in August 2021 &mdash; policies that reflect their interpretation of Islamic law or Sharia.
Haji Zaid, a spokesman for the governor's office in southern Kandahar province, said in a tweet that the lashings took place at the sports stadium in the city of Kandahar, the provincial capital.
Each man was lashed between 35 and 39 times in front of Taliban officials, religious clerics, elders, and local people, he said.
Zaid's tweet did not elaborate on the crimes the nine were accused of or provide other details.
Zaid and other Taliban officials in Kandahar could not immediately be reached for more comment.
Last month, the Taliban executed an Afghan convicted of killing another man, the first public execution since the former insurgents returned to power.
The execution was carried out with an assault rifle by the victim's father in western Farah province as hundreds of spectators and many top Taliban officials watched.
No country has officially recognised the new Afghan government under the Taliban, who previously ruled Afghanistan in the late 1990s.

 India will resume work in at least 20 stalled projects in Afghanistan: Taliban

 India to resume stalled projects in Afghanistan: Taliban

Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said the Indian chargés d'affaires, Bharat Kumar, expressed interest in the improvement of relations and the resumption of stalled projects in the country, according to news portal Tolo News

Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said the Indian charg&eacute;s d'affaires, Bharat Kumar, expressed interest in the improvement of relations and the resumption of stalled projects in the country, according to news portal Tolo News.

The Taliban dispensation in Afghanistan has reportedly claimed that India will resume work on at least 20 stalled projects in several provinces across the war-torn country.
In June, India re-established its diplomatic presence in Kabul by deploying a "technical team" in its embassy in the Afghan capital.
India withdrew its officials from the embassy after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, following concerns over their security.
In August, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said India's diplomatic presence in the country would result in the completion of "unfinished projects" that New Delhi had initiated, as well as the commencement of new ones.
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On Tuesday, Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH) said that Indian charg&eacute;s d'affaires, Bharat Kumar, expressed interest in the improvement of relations and the resumption of stalled projects in the country, according to news portal Tolo News.
Kumar made the remarks during a meeting with the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Hamdullah Nomani, it said.
According to the MUDH, it is expected that India will resume work on at least 20 projects in several provinces of the country.
&ldquo;Projects they were implementing during the former government but were delayed due political changes or other issues - they are now interested in resuming these projects," Tolo News quoted Mohammad Kamal Afghan, a spokesman for the MUDH as saying.
Economists said the move will facilitate job opportunities and boost development in the country.
&ldquo;The resumption of these projects can also create job opportunities for the people and it can promote people's income and drive Afghanistan out of political isolation,'' Darya Khan Baheer, an economist was quoted as saying in the report.
&ldquo;The restart of these projects will decrease the level of poverty and unemployment,&rdquo; said Nazkamir Ziarmal, another economist.
India has not recognised the new regime in Afghanistan and has been pitching for the formation of a truly inclusive government in Kabul, besides insisting that Afghan soil must not be used for any terrorist activities against any country.
New Delhi has been pitching for providing unimpeded humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country.
India extended humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and it has already dispatched several shipments of humanitarian assistance consisting of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat, 13 tonnes of medicines, 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and winter clothing, according to the MEA.
These consignments were handed over to the India Gandhi Children Hospital in Kabul and UN agencies including the World Health Organisation and the World Food Programme.
Furthermore, India has also shipped more medical assistance and foodgrains to Afghanistan.

Different countries will engage with the Taliban regime in different ways, and India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with them, the United States said on Monday, days after the first-ever Indian delegation visited Kabul since the hardline group took control over Afghanistan last year.
Last week, India sent a team led by a senior diplomat to Afghanistan last week to oversee the delivery of its humanitarian aid and meet with senior members of the Taliban regime.
The team, led by JP Singh, the external affairs ministry's point person for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, met the senior members of the Taliban and held discussions on India's humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
“There are a number of countries around the world that have a discrete set of interests in Afghanistan and who predicate their engagement with the Taliban on those interests,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at a press conference on Monday.
“India similarly has a set of interests when it comes to the Taliban. Different countries will engage with the Taliban in different ways. We have a team on the ground in Doha that is responsible for, as appropriate, engaging with the Taliban on our set of interests just as other countries do,” Price added.
The United States will continue to monitor and take steps to increase pressure on the Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions in restricting the rights of women and girls, Price explained.
India has no formal diplomatic ties with the Taliban government, but its envoys have met previously with Taliban representatives in Doha, where they have an office.
The template behind India's engagement with the Taliban is based on India's historic ties with Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi has said.
India had sent 20,000 tonnes of wheat, 13 tonnes of medicines, 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothing to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid.
New Delhi has been pitching for providing unimpeded humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country.
The Taliban rulers captured power in August 2021 following the withdrawal of the US troops after two decades in the war-torn country.

US on India engaging with Taliban: different nations have different approaches

State Department spokesperson Ned Price's remark comes &nbsp;days after the first-ever Indian delegation visited Kabul since the hardline group took control over Afghanistan last year.

Different countries will engage with the Taliban regime in different ways, and India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with them, the United States said on Monday, days after the first-ever Indian delegation visited Kabul since the hardline group took control over Afghanistan last year.
Last week, India sent a team led by a senior diplomat to Afghanistan last week to oversee the delivery of its humanitarian aid and meet with senior members of the Taliban regime.
The team, led by JP Singh, the external affairs ministry's point person for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, met the senior members of the Taliban and held discussions on India's humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, India&rsquo;s Ministry of External Affairs said.
&ldquo;There are a number of countries around the world that have a discrete set of interests in Afghanistan and who predicate their engagement with the Taliban on those interests,&rdquo; State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at a press conference on Monday.
&ldquo;India similarly has a set of interests when it comes to the Taliban. Different countries will engage with the Taliban in different ways. We have a team on the ground in Doha that is responsible for, as appropriate, engaging with the Taliban on our set of interests just as other countries do,&rdquo; Price added.
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India has no formal diplomatic ties with the Taliban government, but its envoys have met previously with Taliban representatives in Doha, where they have an office.
The template behind India's engagement with the Taliban is based on India's historic ties with Afghanistan, India&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi has said.
India had sent 20,000 tonnes of wheat, 13 tonnes of medicines, 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and winter clothing to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid.
New Delhi has been pitching for providing unimpeded humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country.
The Taliban rulers captured power in August 2021 following the withdrawal of the US troops after two decades in the war-torn country.

Women presenters on Afghanistan's major news channels defied a diktat by the Taliban leadership which asked them to cover their faces while on camera on Saturday.
A day after, however, women TV presenters went on air with their faces covered, saying they were forced to wear it.
Since coming to power, the Taliban have been increasing the restrictions on women. Earlier this month, Afghanistan's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a diktat for women to be fully covered in public. Another stops women and men from dining together in public, even if they are married.
The Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice's diktat orders authorities to fire women with government jobs failing to follow the dress code. Men with government jobs risk being fired if their wives or sisters don't comply.
Authorities also said that media managers and guardians of defiant women presenters would be liable for penalties.

New Taliban diktat asks women TV presenters to cover face; women defy, forced to fall in line next day

Women presenters on Afghanistan's major news channels defied a diktat by the Taliban leadership which asked them to cover their faces while on camera on Saturday.

Women presenters on Afghanistan's major news channels defied a diktat by the Taliban leadership which asked them to cover their faces while on camera on Saturday.
A day after, however, women TV presenters went on air with their faces covered, saying they were forced to wear it.
Since coming to power, the Taliban have been increasing the restrictions on women. Earlier this month, Afghanistan's supreme leader Hibatullah&nbsp;Akhundzada issued a diktat for women to be fully covered in public. Another&nbsp;stops women and men from dining together in public, even if they are married.
The Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice's diktat orders authorities to fire women with government jobs failing to follow the dress code. Men with government jobs risk being fired if their wives or sisters don't comply.
Authorities also said that media managers and guardians of defiant women presenters would be liable for penalties.

BBC news bulletins in Pashto, Farsi and Uzbek have been taken off air in Afghanistan. 
The Taliban ordered all television partners to remove all international broadcasters from airwaves. 
Apart from the BBC, Voice of America, has been barred in the country too. VOA produces content in Dari and Pashto, two of the most spoken languages of Afghanistan. VOA said that it will continue to make available the content on the respective language sites. 
Tarik Kafal, the head of languages of BBC, issued a release asking the Taliban to reverse the decision. 
According to BBC, six million Afghans consume BBC content each day in Afghanistan.

BCC, Voice of America barred in Afghanistan

International broadcasters have been barred from airwaves in Afghanistan by the Taliban

BCC, VOA out of Afghanistan

BBC&nbsp;news bulletins in Pashto, Farsi and Uzbek&nbsp;have been taken off air in Afghanistan.&nbsp;
The Taliban ordered all television partners to remove all international broadcasters from airwaves.&nbsp;
Apart from the BBC, Voice of America, has been barred in the country too. VOA&nbsp;produces content in Dari and Pashto, two of the most spoken languages of Afghanistan. VOA&nbsp;said that it will continue to make available the content on the respective language sites of VOA.&nbsp;
Tarik&nbsp;Kafala,&nbsp;the head of languages of BBC,&nbsp;issued a release asking the Taliban to reverse the decision.&nbsp;
According to BBC, six million Afghans consume BBC&nbsp;content each day&nbsp;in Afghanistan.

International broadcasters have been barred from airwaves in Afghanistan by the Taliban

BBC&nbsp;news bulletins in Pashto, Farsi and Uzbek&nbsp;have been taken off air in Afghanistan.&nbsp;
The Taliban ordered all television partners to remove all international broadcasters from airwaves.&nbsp;
Apart from the BBC, Voice of America, has been barred in the country too. VOA&nbsp;produces content in Dari and Pashto, two of the most spoken languages of Afghanistan. VOA&nbsp;said that it will continue to make available the content on the respective language sites.&nbsp;
Tarik&nbsp;Kafala,&nbsp;the head of languages of BBC,&nbsp;issued a release asking the Taliban to reverse the decision.&nbsp;
According to BBC, six million Afghans consume BBC&nbsp;content each day&nbsp;in Afghanistan.
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The Taliban acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on America's most wanted terrorists list, made a rare public appearance on Saturday in Afghanistan.
For the first time, photos showing Sirajuddin Haqqani's face were published by official Taliban government channels. That contrasted with an October appearance, when photos of the influential and reserved figure were blurred.
Haqqani, who heads the dreaded Haqqani Network, was photographed attending the Saturday graduation ceremony of the first class to complete police training since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan.
"For your satisfaction and for building your trust... I am appearing in the media in a public meeting with you," he said in a speech at the parade.
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest, saying he was responsible for a string of terror attacks.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is believed to be in his 40s, is the son of Haqqani Netwrok founder Jalaluddin Haqqani, who died in 2018.
 

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Sirajuddin Haqqani&nbsp;makes first public appearance
Haqqani&nbsp;Network chief, Taliban govt&nbsp;interior minister
US has offered a reward of up to $10 million on Haqqani

For the first time, photos showing Sirajuddin Haqqani's face were published by official Taliban government channels

The Taliban acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on America's most wanted terrorists list, made a rare public appearance on Saturday in Afghanistan.
For the first time, visuals showing Sirajuddin Haqqani's face were published by official Taliban government channels. That contrasted with an October appearance, when photos of the influential and reserved figure were blurred.
Haqqani, who heads the dreaded Haqqani Network, was photographed attending the Saturday graduation ceremony of the first class to complete police training since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan.
"For your satisfaction and for building your trust... I am appearing in the media in a public meeting with you," he said in a speech at the parade.
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest, saying he was responsible for a string of terror attacks.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is believed to be in his 40s, is the son of Haqqani Network founder Jalaluddin Haqqani, who died in 2018.
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According to the reports by Kremlin,&nbsp;Russia would not take part in any way in the Taliban government's inauguration ceremony in Afghanistan.
The speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament said earlier this week that Russia would be represented at the inauguration by ambassador-level officials, the RIA news agency reported.
The Taliban has reportedly&nbsp;invited several countries, including Pakistan, China and Russia, to attend the ceremony of the new government formation in Afghanistan.
Notably, these three are among the very few countries still operating their embassies in the Central Asian country that has been taken over by the insurgents.
The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of&nbsp;Afghanistan&nbsp;(IEA) is likey to take oath of office on September 11, a day which also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US.&nbsp;

Report: Russia will not participate in Taliban government inauguration

The Kremlin has said Russia would not take part in any way in the Taliban government's inauguration ceremony in Afghanistan which is likely to be held on September 11

Report: Russia won't be a part of Afghan govt inauguration
Russia earlier said&nbsp;envoy-level officials might join the event
Taliban reportedly&nbsp;invited several nations-&nbsp;Pak, China and Russia, Turkey
Taliban likely to hold oath-taking ceremony on Sept 11: Report
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The Taliban has reportedly&nbsp;invited several countries, including Pakistan, China and Russia, to attend the ceremony of the new government formation in Afghanistan.

According to the reports,&nbsp;Russia would not take part in any way in the Taliban government's inauguration ceremony in Afghanistan.
The speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament reportedly said earlier this week that Russia would be represented at the inauguration by ambassador-level officials, the RIA news agency reported.
The Taliban has reportedly&nbsp;invited several countries, including Pakistan, China and Russia, to attend the ceremony of the new government formation in Afghanistan.
Notably, these three are among the very few countries still operating their embassies in the Central Asian country that has been taken over by the insurgents.
The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of&nbsp;Afghanistanis likely to take oath of office on September 11, a day which also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S.&nbsp;
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