New Delhi: Taliban Overseas Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi declared that Afghanistan enjoys peace and seeks concord with all nations.
Chatting with reporters on Monday, Muttaqi stated, “We do not need battle with anybody. There may be peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan shouldn’t be our solely neighbour. Now we have 5 different neighbours … All of them are proud of us.”
The assertion comes amid current border clashes with Pakistan, which have resulted in over 50 Pakistani troopers killed and 19 Afghan border posts captured by Pakistan.
On Sunday, Muttaqi warned Pakistan that Kabul has “different choices” if it doesn’t search peace.
On India-Afghanistan relations, he expressed optimism about increasing commerce and funding. “We hope that our visits could have a optimistic influence on the India-Afghanistan relationship… Our commerce with India exceeds $1 billion… It’s good that the federal government, the prime minister, has determined to carry the technical mission in Kabul as much as the extent of the embassy… There are quite a few alternatives for work in Afghanistan. After 45 years, super peace has been achieved in Afghanistan. As a result of this peace, folks from all around the world come for diplomatic functions. Everyone seems to be blissful,” he stated.
Muttaqi invited India to spend money on Afghanistan’s minerals and emphasised the opening of the Wagah border because the “quickest commerce route” between the 2 nations.
Addressing a press convention in New Delhi on Sunday, he stated, “I met Minister of Exterior Affairs S Jaishankar and talked about financial system, commerce and different points.”