This meet comes following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and subsequent refugees crises caused due to the weeks-long intense violence.
Ahead of the formation of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Taliban claims to have taken control of Panjshir. However, Amrullah Saleh has rejected all such claims.
In the limited engagement that India has had with the Taliban, the new Afghan rulers have indicated that they would be reasonable in addressing New Delhi’s concerns, the foreign secy added.
The UN experts have called on the Council to uphold its own commitment and do more to address the growing threat to the safety of journalists in the country, reported United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures.
During their telephonic conversation, the two leaders positively assessed the continued progress in bilateral cooperation in various areas under the India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership, a Prime Minister's Office (PMO) statement said.
On Friday, the Taliban have claimed advances in Panjshir as they captured the centre of Shutul district along with 11 outposts held by opposition forces.
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While Pakistan played along with the Americans in Afghanistan to ensure the constant flow of aid and other forms of support, at the same time, they provided resources and logistical support base for the Taliban.
The BRICS countries already had "communication and coordination" on the Afghan issue at the meeting of their National Security Advisors, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin noted.
The British government is facing criticism for failing to anticipate the rapid collapse of Afghanistan's Western-backed government, and for failing to evacuate all British nationals and their Afghan allies.
More than two weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the hardline Islamists are all set to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership, with the group's top religious leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada as Afghanistan's supreme authority, a senior member of the group has said.
Expressing concerns, experts say this could be an attempt to keep India away from southeast Asia, where China wants to have complete control.
China has been making some positive statements towards the Taliban and has expressed the hope that the insurgents will follow moderate and prudent domestic and foreign policies
Taliban captured Afghanistan again after 20 years as the US troops made a hasty exit from the country.
Taliban's victory parade featured suicide bombers, car bombs, suicide vests, anti-aircraft guns and rockets.
In the new set-up, 60-yr-old Mullah Akhundzada will be the Supreme Leader of the Taliban government, which will follow the pattern of the Iranian leadership.
The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership, with the group's top religious leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada as Afghanistan's supreme authority, a senior member of the group has said.
During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are not aware of any invitation and also not aware of any detail or nature of what kind of government could be formed in Afghanistan."
According to Global Times, analysts have warned that the "unrests in Afghanistan could provide a hotbed for terrorists targeting China's Xinjiang and its interests overseas including the CPEC projects, "where enhanced communication and coordination between China and Pakistan is required to tackle potential threats."
Earlier reports on Wednesday had said that fighting is ongoing between Taliban fighters and the forces of a resistance front lead by Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir province.
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