New Delhi, 23 June
India on Thursday re-established its diplomatic presence in Kabul as it deployed a “technical team” at its embassy in the Afghan capital.
After the Taliban came to power last August, India withdrew its officials from its embassy.
“In order to closely monitor and coordinate the efforts of various stakeholders for the effective delivery of humanitarian aid and to continue our engagement with the Afghan people, an Indian technical team has reached Kabul today and has been stationed at our embassy there. has gone,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.
“Recently, another Indian team visited Kabul to oversee the distribution operations of our humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and met with senior members of the Taliban,” it said in a statement.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the security situation was also assessed during that team’s visit.
“Our longstanding ties with Afghan society and our development partnership, including humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, will continue to guide our vision,” the foreign ministry said.