India and Afghanistan are set to explore prospects of enhancing New Delhi's role in training Afghan security forces during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to the country later this week.

Four agreements in diverse areas, including mines and fertilizers are also listed to be signed between the two countries.

Karzai begins his four-day visit to India from Mumbai on Friday, where he will interact with top Indian businessmen and pitch for greater investment in Afghanistan.

Afghan Ambassador Shaida Mohammad Abdali said that Karzai will be visiting India at a critical time as international combat troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014.

He said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Karzai will hold wide-ranging talks in New Delhi on November 12.

The two leaders will discuss a range of strategic issue and all areas of mutual interest. The Afghan envoy also informed that four MoUs will be signed between the two countries in areas of mines, youth affairs, small development projects and fertilizers.

The envoy stressed that the visit will seek to intensify strategic dialogue between India and Afghanistan on bilateral and regional issues.

He indicated that the two sides will be looking to step up Indian training for Afghan national security forces.

With the fragile security situation in his country as a backdrop, the envoy called for intensifying international and regional cooperation in combating terrorism in his country.

Lauding India as a special friend of Afghanistan, Abdali said India is a reliable and all-season friend, which has been with Afghanistan in good and bad times.

He also said that India has pledged 2 billion dollars for a host of reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, which has generated enormous goodwill in that country.