August 24, 2010 8:58 PM

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Afghan Foreign Minister meets PM in New Delhi

The latest developments in Afghanistan and India’s aid Programme to the war torn country was reviewed when the Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh this evening. Mr. Rassoul arrived in New Delhi this morning on his first stand alone visit to India since becoming the Foreign Minister in January this year. He is understood to have briefed the Prime Minister on the efforts to bring about peace in the country. Rassoul will have detailed delegation level talks with the External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna tomorrow. Ways to combat terrorism and review of India's aid to Afghanistan will be high on the agenda of his talks. AIR correspondent reports that it is the first Afghan ministerial visit to India after WikiLeaks, an online whistle-blower revealed extensive involvement of Pakistan-backed terror groups in attacks against Indian personnel and interests in the violence-torn country. Afghanistan has also openly voiced anger against Pakistan and accused it of harbouring Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants . The Afghan National Security Advisor, Dr. Rangir Dadfar Spanta in an article in Washington Post talked about the frustration among Afghan people over the fact that sanctuaries of terrorism continue to exist in Pakistan which continues to receive billions of dollars in aid. He said that the global community is committing a blunder by embracing Pakistan as its strategic partner in the fight against terror. Briefing media on the visit, the External Affiars Ministry spokesman, Vishnu Prakash said said that despite the heinous attacks on Indian interests by the forces inimical to Indo-Afghan relations, New Delhi remains committed to assisting Afghanistan. India has not only been helping Afghanistan in the infrastructure development but also helping it in its capacity and institution building

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