India, Oct. 10 -- Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi landed in New Delhi on Thursday, marking the first high-level visit by a Taliban official to India since the group seized control of Kabul over four years ago.
The visit underscores a cautious yet notable shift in India's approach to the Taliban regime, which it has yet to formally recognise.
Muttaqi's six-day visit, which runs from October 9 to October 16, comes after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) granted him a special exemption from international travel sanctions.
"Warm welcome to Afghan Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on his arrival in New Delhi," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X. "We lo...