New Delhi: On Tuesday, India and five central Asian nations issued a joint statement saying that Afghanistan's soil must not be used for any terrorist operations and calling for the establishment of a "fully inclusive" government system in Kabul that protects the rights of all Afghans.
New Delhi also announced a new tranche of assistance of 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan during the inaugural meeting of the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan, with the consignments being supplied via the Chabahar Port in Iran.
At its inaugural meeting in Delhi, the India-Central Asia joint working group on Afghanistan discussed at length the dire situation in the war-torn country.—Inputs from Agencies