Desk Report: A UN Security Council committee has temporarily lifted the travel ban on Amir Khan Muttahida Qadri, the foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, clearing the way for his visit to India between October 9 and 16, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (October 3). If the visit goes ahead, it will be the first visit to India by a top Taliban leader since the group returned to power in 2021. India and Afghanistan have historically had close ties, but ties have deteriorated since…
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