“We have facilitated the return of a large number of members of the Hindu and Sikh communities last year. He also maintained that reports of India considering shutting down the Embassy in Kabul were incorrect. who had not anticipated such rapid setbacks for the government of Afghanistan in Kabul, which has received billions in development assistance from India. India has also built major infrastructure projects in Afghanistan but is at present urging all Indian personnel employed in such projects to return before commercial flights are discontinued. He refused to specify if India would welcome Afghan refugees who wish to leave the country in view of the resurgence of Taliban.

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2021 16:07 UTC