Overview
- Air freight corridors on Kabul–Delhi and Kabul–Amritsar have been activated, with cargo flights slated to start once Afghan paperwork is completed.
- India and Afghanistan agreed to post dedicated commercial attachés in each other’s capitals to manage and expand trade ties.
- Both sides will reactivate joint working groups on trade, commerce and investment to tackle banking, customs and logistics issues, including routes via Chabahar and the INSTC.
- External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met visiting commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi in New Delhi to focus on boosting market access for Afghan goods after Pakistan border closures hit exports.
- India has reopened its embassy in Kabul but maintains non‑recognition of the Taliban; Indian airlines are not flying to Afghanistan, while Afghan carriers continue passenger services.