1TV: The United States has expressed support for more Indian military aid as requested by the Afghan government. India delivered four Mi-15 attack helicopters to Kabul late last year and recently Afghan government has reportedly requested more helicopters from the country. Click here to read more (external link). Related Pakistan huffs and puffs over US support for
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 23, 2016 An Indian charity worker kidnapped in the Afghan capital last month has been released, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj announced on July 23. Forty-year-old Judith D’Souza was taken at gunpoint on June 9 near her residence in the center of Kabul. Swaraj thanked Afghanistan for its “help and
The Indian Express: Afghan people trust India more than Pakistan with New Delhi making significant investments in developmental projects in the war-torn country, a former senior Indian diplomat has said. India has capability and interest to play a strong role in west of India, including in Afghanistan and Mid-east, as well as to the east, former
First Post: India’s Afghan policy, which is marked by its soft power projections in that country, has remained unchanged since the Vajpayee-era. The policy got a huge boost during the Manmohan Singh regime. Modi is continuing this legacy. The basic premise behind this policy has been that as the Western countries led by the United States
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem June 4, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a dam in Afghanistan’s western Herat province Saturday that had been 40 years in the making due to war and upheaval in the country. The Salma Dam, referred to as the Afghanistan India Friendship Dam by both countries, is built with $300
Tolo News: A number of Herat residents on Thursday held their own celebration to inaugurate Salam dam and called it an historical event. The participants praised security forces for securing Salam dam and called the forces “constructive and peace champions”. The residents said that the utilization of the dam will bring effective changes to the agriculture and industry
Tolo News: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in Tehran that New Delhi is ready to hand over more helicopters to the Afghan Air Force, said the president’s deputy spokesman Sayed Zafar Hashemi. “India’s Prime Minister has tasked his security delegation to talk with an Afghan delegation about
Press TV May 23, 2016 Iran, India and Afghanistan sign a key trilateral agreement to develop the southern Iranian port of Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman. The agreement was signed in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the Iranian capital of Tehran
TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) — The Afghan president will arrive in Tehran to sign a trilateral deal regarding Iran’s Chabahar Port, semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made his first visit to Iran in March, 2015, when the two countries stressed cooperation in executing bilateral and multilateral projects with regional
By Bruce Pannier May 8, 2016 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty The groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Asia-South Asia electricity transmission project, known as CASA-1000, is scheduled for May 12 in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. The leaders of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan are coming to join Tajik President Emomali Rahmon for the event. Afghan President Ashraf