New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, will arrive in New Delhi on a five-day official visit beginning tomorrow, November 19.
Azizi is expected to land tomorrow afternoon and is also likely to visit the India International Trade Fair (IITF).
During his visit, the Afghan minister is scheduled to meet with Indian officials, particularly those involved in trade and commerce.
This visit represents one of the highest-level engagements from the Taliban government to India since their takeover of Kabul in August 2021.
Earlier, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded a six-day visit to India in October 2025, marking the most significant diplomatic interaction between New Delhi and the Taliban regime since the 2021 transition.
During that visit, Muttaqi stated that India and Afghanistan agreed to establish a trade committee aimed at strengthening economic cooperation. “Both sides agreed to create a trade committee… Due to opportunities opened in Afghanistan in terms of investment and activities in minerals and energy, we invited the Indian side to explore work in these areas,” he said, highlighting the scope for enhanced business ties and investment.
India had also restored the status of its Technical Mission in Kabul to that of an Embassy following Muttaqi’s visit. The Ministry of External Affairs noted that the decision reflects India’s commitment to deepen its bilateral engagement with Afghanistan across sectors of mutual interest.
The announcement was made by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his meeting with Muttaqi. “In keeping with the decision announced during the recent visit of the Afghan Foreign Minister to India, the government is restoring the status of the Technical Mission of India in Kabul to that of the Embassy of India in Afghanistan with immediate effect. This decision underscores India’s resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement with the Afghan side in all spheres of mutual interest,” the MEA said in a release.
“The Embassy of India in Kabul will further augment India’s contribution to Afghanistan’s comprehensive development, humanitarian assistance, and capacity-building initiatives, aligned with the priorities and aspirations of Afghan society,” it added.
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