Afghanistan, July 11 -- The Taliban's acting agriculture minister, Ataullah Omari, called for expanded economic and technical cooperation with India during an official visit to New Delhi, where the two sides agreed to establish a joint agricultural working group aimed at strengthening long-term collaboration.
Ataullah Omari, the Taliban's acting minister of agriculture, said during a press conference in New Delhi that the Afghan delegation had received a warm welcome from Indian officials, expressing hope that the visit would deepen cooperation between the two countries.
Describing India as "our good and old friend," Omari said the delegation felt "as if we were in our own country" because of the hospitality it received. He said Afghanist...