Overview
- The UN Security Council’s 1988 Sanctions Committee approved a travel‑ban exemption on September 30 for Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit New Delhi from October 9 to 16.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the trip as an official visit, the first ministerial‑level presence in India since the Taliban took power.
- Kabul’s foreign ministry said Muttaqi will arrive after attending Moscow Format consultations in Russia on October 6–7.
- India maintains a limited mission in Kabul and is pursuing discussions on counterterrorism assurances, trade, humanitarian cooperation and consular issues.
- Previous waiver bids were blocked for lack of consensus on the committee, with Pakistan and reported U.S. objections cited by media before the latest approval.