June 23, 2016 8:44 AM

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India committed to security & economic prosperity of Afghanistan: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that India is committed to the security and economic prosperity of Afghanistan and will stand like a rock with it.<br/><br/>Ms. Swaraj was speaking at an event organised by the Water Resources Ministry in New Delhi to felicitate its personnel who successfully completed the construction of Salma Dam in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti and Afghanistan's Energy and Water Minister Engineer Ali Ahmad Osmani also attended the event.<br/><br/>Ms. Swaraj noted that the dam was built in very difficult and hostile conditions by WAPCOS Ltd, a public sector undertaking, even as Indian nationals were attacked in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>In his remarks Afghan minister Ahmad Osmani said that India's cooperation was very effective and hoped that other countries<br/><br/>will follow India's model.<br/><br/>He lauded India for supporting development activities in Afghanistan and constructing the dam at a time when some other countries are supporting terrorism in his country.<br/><br/>Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had on June 4<br/><br/>jointly inaugurated the Rs. 1775-crore dam.

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