US EditionAfghan foreign minister Muttaqi to visit India in first high-level trip of Taliban era
The UN granted a temporary travel exemption for Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit India, marking a first high-level Taliban visit since 2021 amid growing bilateral cooperation.
- Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Foreign Minister of the Taliban administration, will visit India from October 9 to 16, 2025, as confirmed by officials from the Ministry of External Affairs on October 2, 2025.
- The visit aims to discuss developmental assistance for Afghanistan, which faces shortages of essential medicines and agricultural products since the Taliban's takeover in August 2021.
- Muttaqi's trip follows the United Nations Security Council's temporary exemption from sanctions, allowing him to travel, as reported by sources on October 2, 2025.
- India has maintained humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan while not granting official recognition to the Taliban, as reiterated following recent political contacts between Indian and Taliban officials.
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