Overview

• On 30 September, the UN Security Council’s 1988 Sanctions Committee approved a travel-ban exemption allowing Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit New Delhi from 9 to 16 October.
• India has not recognized the Taliban government and maintains a limited technical mission in Kabul centered on humanitarian assistance.
• Muttaqi is expected in New Delhi around 10 October for high-level talks, including a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, though no formal Indian announcement has been issued.
• Planned discussions include counterterrorism assurances, trade and transit links, visa and consular facilitation, and potential expansion of Afghanistan’s diplomatic staffing in India.
• A previous waiver attempt was blocked for lack of consensus on the sanctions committee, with reports pointing to objections from Pakistan and, in one instance, the United States.