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Singapore: India has a critical role in the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan and has continued supporting Kabul by providing financial aids, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the country’s former foreign minister said here today.
“India, being the world’s largest democracy, cannot be left out of Afghanistan’s efforts in rebuilding the country,” said Abdullah, the chairman of the Afghanistan National Alliance for Hope and Change and the country’s opposition leader.
India, like Iran and Pakistan, remained important players in the Afghanistan peace process, he stressed, when asked by PTI about Islamabad having often raised objection on New Delhi’s aid to Kabul.
India has provided USD 1.3 billion aid for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, he pointed out.
“We need good relations with Pakistan, Iran and India,” he told reporters after giving a public lecture on “Afghan Conflict: External-Internal Dimensions”.
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