India will reopen its embassy in Kabul, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday told the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir
Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar on Friday held talks with Muttaqi. This is the first high-level trip from Kabul after the Taliban seized power following the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani government over four years back. India will be upgrading its technical mission in the Afghan capital Kabul to an embassy, Dr Jaishankar said on Friday. "India is fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Afghanistan. Closer cooperation between us contributes to your national development, as well as regional stability and resilience. To enhance that, I am pleased to announce today the upgrading of India’s Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy of India," said Jaishankar in his bilateral meeting with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
#WATCH | During meeting with Afghan FM Muttaqi, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar says, "I am pleased to announce today the upgrading of India’s Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy of India..."
"India is fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial… pic.twitter.com/OwnzEDSfgU— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2025
The Afghan foreign minister was scheduled to visit New Delhi last month but it was called off in view of a travel ban that he faced under UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions. The UNSC committee on September 30 has approved a temporary exemption to the travel ban allowing Muttaqi to visit New Delhi from October 9 to 16, according to a statement by the UN.
The exemption paved the way for the Afghan foreign minister to visit India.
Earlier on May 15, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had held a phone conversation with Muttaqi. It was the highest level of contact between New Delhi and Kabul since the Taliban came to power.
India has not yet recognised the Taliban set up and has been pitching for the formation of a truly inclusive government in Kabul and has maintained that Afghan soil must not be used for any terrorist activities against any country.
In January, the Taliban regime described India as an "important" regional and economic power following talks between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Muttaqi.
