US has said that it will consult New Delhi as the Afghan peace process goes forward even as it called for "inclusive and legitimate process" that preserves the gains made in the last 18 years. A statement issued by the American embassy in Delhi on US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad's two day India visit, said, "Ambassador Khalilzad and his counterparts also discussed that Afghanistan’s political future is for Afghans to decide through an inclusive and legitimate process." The statement said during the meet they "agreed that Afghan gains of the last 18 years must be preserved and built upon." Taliban during its talks with US has been calling for an interim administration in Kabul which will replace the existing govt, something India is against as it back Afghan President Ghani's govt. This development comes months after US President Donald Trump took a jibe against development aid to Afghanistan.

Source: dna May 07, 2019 17:29 UTC