Afghan Foreign Minister to Visit India on Monday for Talks on Peace Process
Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, who was familiar with the progress, is likely to visit India on 22nd March. Atmar said that it will conduct comprehensive negotiations focusing on the Afghan peace process. However, Renewed International attempts have made to step up the peace process in Afghanistan, which have stimulated by the Taliban’s increased activity in recent months. While talks with the Afghan Government have undertaken.
In October, the highest peace envoy in Afghanistan, Abdullah visited India and addressed. The peace process to restore peace and prosperity to the war-torn world with India’s top leaders. Last month Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a virtual meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Modi called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire to end violence in Afghanistan. Direct discussions take place in Doha between the Taliban and Afghanistan to end nineteen years of war that has killed tens of thousands of civilians and devastated different areas of the region. India was a big actor in Afghanistan’s peace and prosperity. Two billion dollars had already spent on assistance and rebuilding in the region. Moreover, India backed the Afghan-led and Afghan-controlled national peace and reconciliation movement.
Donald Trump administration deal allowed US troops to leave Afghanistan:
India watched closely the shifting political situation in February following the signing of a peace settlement with the Taliban. By the Donald Trump administration deal allowed US troops to leave Afghanistan and essentially drew shelves for the 18-year war in Iraq in Washington. However, Joe Biden’s administration has stated that the 2,500 American troops in that country still have all options on the table. India also maintained that precautions should be taken to ensure that no “ungoverned spaces” could lead to terrorists and their agents relocating.
India called on all parts of Afghanistan’s political spectrum to work together to fulfill the hopes for a stable, secure future for all the people, including the minority. Over two billion US dollars have spent on assistance and rebuilding in India. India declared in November that it will be worth 80 million USD for Afghanistan over 100 high-impact community initiatives.
