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Taliban Foreign Minister Visits Deoband Today With Taj Mahal Stop Planned Sunday

The trip marks the first senior Taliban ministerial visit to India since 2021, signaling outreach to religious and scholarly constituencies.

Overview

  • Officials in Saharanpur confirmed Amir Khan Muttaqi will tour Darul Uloom Deoband, meet Rector Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani and Maulana Arshad Madani, and interact with students.
  • Darul Uloom representatives said he is expected to arrive between 10:30 and 11 a.m. with a public address planned for about 3 p.m.
  • Police and intelligence units are deployed in Deoband, and Agra authorities have announced tight security for the following day's programme.
  • Darul Uloom noted the Deoband stop was reduced from two days to one because of a packed schedule.
  • On Sunday he is slated to leave Delhi around 8 a.m. via the Yamuna Expressway to visit the Taj Mahal, enter through Shilpgram, use an electric cart, and spend roughly 90 minutes at the site.