Our focus is on ensuring safe return of all Indians from Afghanistan: EAM Jaishankar

With the Taliban now in control in Kabul, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on August 18 said that the Government of India is very carefully following the developments in Afghanistan and India’s focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of all Indian nationals still in the war-torn country.

Addressing reporters at the UN Security Council stakeout after chairing an open debate on peacekeeping under India’s current UNSC Presidency, Jaishankar said that (the situation in Afghanistan) is really what has been very much the focus of my own engagements here, talking to the United Nations Secretary-General and other colleagues who are here as well as the United States Secretary of State

At the moment we are, like everybody else, very carefully following the developments in Afghanistan. I think our focus is on ensuring the security in Afghanistan and the safe return of Indian nationals who are there,” he said in response to a question by PTI.