New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The visit of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Agra on Sunday has been cancelled, according to several news portals citing official sources.

However, officials in Agra did not specify any reason for the cancellation.

Though unrelated, the decision came a day after intense clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan along the border, which left at least 18 Pakistani soldiers dead.

Muttaqi, who is on a week-long visit to India, had addressed a press briefing on Friday that drew widespread criticism when women journalists were "not invited".

He arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for a six-day trip - the first visit to India by a senior Taliban minister since the group took control of Afghanistan four ye...