New Delhi: Explain India as an important country, Senior Leader Taliban Sher Muhammad Stanikzai said Afghanistan wanted relations with India as before focusing on trade and economic ties.
In television broadcast speech appeared to be intended to overcome the fear of the international community, Stanikzai seemed to be facing trading with India through Pakistan while also calling for air trade routes to remain open.
This is the latest in a series of comments by Taliban leaders who claimed to show outreach to India after the government considering all diplomatic personnel from Kabul fear of instability in the country after the Taliban takeover.
The message shows the desire to get acceptance at a time most of the country, including India, has highlighted concerns related to terrorism.
Unlike on previous occasions, because the official source here said, this time comments about bonds with India came from senior leaders in the Taliban hierarchy who also happened to be deputy head of the group political office.
Stanikzai was also quoted as saying that the Taliban attached cultural and political bonds with India.
He also extended support to the port of Chabahar in Iran which has been developed with the help of India.
Follow what is called the approach “wait and wait”, India has been careful not to immediately mention the name of the Taliban in his statement in UNSC and also UNHRC while expressing concerns about the possibility of Afghanistan used by groups such as Mari and Jem to target countries at region.
Many will depend on the capacity and will of Taliban to prevent Pakistani-based groups using Afghanistan as training and recruiting land against India.
While India is not possible, as it says, jumping pistols officially recognizes the Taliban, the sources say involvement with the Taliban is not ruled out.
Like the US and other people, the government believes in important involvement to ensure the government in the inclusive kabul and representative.
Under his watch, UNSC in a statement on August 16, the day after the Taliban takeover, roll back the “declaration” that it would not accept the recovery of the Emirates of Islam in Afghanistan.
Last week, on Friday, UNSC dropped the mention of the Taliban when calling all groups not to support terrorist activities.